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This division of labour will lessen the task.
This division of labour will lessen the task.
Warre makes theeves, and peace hangs them.
Warre makes theeves, and peace hangs them.
A little given seasonably excuses a great gift.
A little given seasonably excuses a great gift.
For, wake where'er he may, man wakes to care and coil.
For, wake where'er he may, man wakes to care and coil.
Hee wrongs not an old man that steales his supper from him.
Hee wrongs not an old man that steales his supper from him.
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
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.
It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in
joke.
It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in
joke.
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
