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Who backs his rigid Sabbath, so to speak,
Against the wicked remnant of the week."
Who backs his rigid Sabbath, so to speak,
Against the wicked remnant of the week."
One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
Hee that bewailes himselfe hath the cure in his hands.
Hee that bewailes himselfe hath the cure in his hands.
It is very hard to shave an egge.
It is very hard to shave an egge.
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.
Marriages are made in Heaven.
Marriages are made in Heaven.
The weakest goes to the wall.
The weakest goes to the wall.
Everybody's business is nobody's business.
Everybody's business is nobody's business.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
