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The great put the little on the hooke.
The great put the little on the hooke.
So--now the danger dared at last,
Look back and smile at perils past!
So--now the danger dared at last,
Look back and smile at perils past!
Let him love none and be by none beloved!
Let him love none and be by none beloved!
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
Who can love the man he fears. or by who he thinks he is himself
feared?
Who can love the man he fears. or by who he thinks he is himself
feared?
Building and marrying of Children are great wasters.
Building and marrying of Children are great wasters.
He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.
He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.
Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.
Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.
