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A well-bred youth neither speakes of himselfe, nor being spoken
to is silent.
A well-bred youth neither speakes of himselfe, nor being spoken
to is silent.
Subtlety set a trap and caught itself.
Subtlety set a trap and caught itself.
To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.
To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.
He that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that, which not enriches him,
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He that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that, which not enriches him,
And makes me poor indeed.
Who will sell the Cow, must say the word.
Who will sell the Cow, must say the word.
Hee that respects not, is not respected.
Hee that respects not, is not respected.
An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.
An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.
At morn the blackcock trims his jetty wing,
'Tis morning prompts the linnet's blithest lay;
All Nature's read more
At morn the blackcock trims his jetty wing,
'Tis morning prompts the linnet's blithest lay;
All Nature's children feel the matin spring
Of life reviving, with reviving day.
Such as she is, who died to-day,
Such thou alas! mayst be to-morrow.
Such as she is, who died to-day,
Such thou alas! mayst be to-morrow.
