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Repentance follows hasty counsels.
[Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]
Repentance follows hasty counsels.
[Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]
'Tis said the lion will turn and flee
From a maid in the pride of her purity.
'Tis said the lion will turn and flee
From a maid in the pride of her purity.
O, a kiss
Long as my exile, sweet as my revenge!
Now, by the jealous queen of read more
O, a kiss
Long as my exile, sweet as my revenge!
Now, by the jealous queen of heaven, that kiss
I carried from thee dear; and my true lip
Hath virgined it e'er since.
Some falls the means are happier to rise.
Some falls the means are happier to rise.
It costs more to doe ill then to doe well.
It costs more to doe ill then to doe well.
He who trusts himself for safety to the care of a wicked man, in
seeking succour meets with ruin.
He who trusts himself for safety to the care of a wicked man, in
seeking succour meets with ruin.
A drunkards purse is a bottle.
A drunkards purse is a bottle.
Keepe good men company, and you shall be of the number.
Keepe good men company, and you shall be of the number.
Wood halfe burnt is easily kindled.
Wood halfe burnt is easily kindled.
