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Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
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Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
Fate never wounds more deep the generous heart,
Than when a blockhead's insult points the dart.
Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason.
Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason.
Where there is peace, God is.
Where there is peace, God is.
Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turn'd,
Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.
Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turn'd,
Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
Everyone is a master and servant.
Everyone is a master and servant.
You must strike in measure, when there are many to strike on one
Anvile.
You must strike in measure, when there are many to strike on one
Anvile.
I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.
I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.
Unless your works lead to profit, vain is your glory in them.
Unless your works lead to profit, vain is your glory in them.
