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Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves.
Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves.
Hee looseth nothing, that looseth not God.
Hee looseth nothing, that looseth not God.
Who must account for himselfe and others, must know both.
Who must account for himselfe and others, must know both.
Something attempted, something done
Has earned a night's repose.
Something attempted, something done
Has earned a night's repose.
Do not expect good from another's death.
Do not expect good from another's death.
Like a young eagle, who has lent his plume
To fledge the shaft by which he meets his doom,
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Like a young eagle, who has lent his plume
To fledge the shaft by which he meets his doom,
See their own feathers pluck'd, to wing the dart,
Which rank corruption destines for their heart!
The first dish pleaseth all.
The first dish pleaseth all.
If one swain scorns you, you will soon find another.
If one swain scorns you, you will soon find another.
It takes much from the account, to which his sin doth amount.
It takes much from the account, to which his sin doth amount.
