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'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
He puls with a long rope, that waits for anothers death.
He puls with a long rope, that waits for anothers death.
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.
Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.
Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.
And sanguine hope through every storm of life,
Shoots her bright beams, and calms the internal strife.
And sanguine hope through every storm of life,
Shoots her bright beams, and calms the internal strife.
Sorrow concealed, like an oven stopp'd,
Doth burn the heart to cinders, where it is.
Sorrow concealed, like an oven stopp'd,
Doth burn the heart to cinders, where it is.
Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations.
Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations.
Modesty once lost, never returns into favour.
Modesty once lost, never returns into favour.
