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Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age,
nor the advance of death, which cannot be read more
Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age,
nor the advance of death, which cannot be resisted.
A light breath fans the flame, a violent gust extinguishes it.
A light breath fans the flame, a violent gust extinguishes it.
I'ld charm her with the magic of a switch.
I'ld charm her with the magic of a switch.
A gift in time of need is most acceptable.
A gift in time of need is most acceptable.
He that is master of himself will soon be master of others.
He that is master of himself will soon be master of others.
Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done,
Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won.
Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done,
Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won.
It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory read more
It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory means, than by fear.
A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light.
A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light.
