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All those must such delights expect to share,
Who for their friend think fit to take a bear.
All those must such delights expect to share,
Who for their friend think fit to take a bear.
Turning these jests out of service, let us talk in good earnest.
Turning these jests out of service, let us talk in good earnest.
All was false and hollow, though his tongue
Dropt manna, and could make the worst appear
The read more
All was false and hollow, though his tongue
Dropt manna, and could make the worst appear
The better reason.
Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.
Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.
Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves.
Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves.
Neither do men put new wine into old bottles.
Neither do men put new wine into old bottles.
From the midst of the very fountain of pleasure, something of
bitterness arises to vex us in the flower read more
From the midst of the very fountain of pleasure, something of
bitterness arises to vex us in the flower of enjoyment.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
