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Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
Good habits result from resisting temptation.
Good habits result from resisting temptation.
Then let me quaff the foamy tide,
And through the dance meandering glide.
Then let me quaff the foamy tide,
And through the dance meandering glide.
I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.
I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.
The more violent the storm the sooner it is over.
The more violent the storm the sooner it is over.
I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
He that is master of himself will soon be master of others.
He that is master of himself will soon be master of others.
No day is wholly unproductive of good.
No day is wholly unproductive of good.
The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
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The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he esteems your merit,
Is such a friend, that one had need
Be very much his friend indeed
To pardon or to bear it.