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Faire words makes mee looke to my purse.
Faire words makes mee looke to my purse.
If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.
If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.
He cannot be vertuous that is not rigorous.
He cannot be vertuous that is not rigorous.
One houres sleepe before midnight is worth three after.
[One hour's sleep before midnight is worth three after.]
One houres sleepe before midnight is worth three after.
[One hour's sleep before midnight is worth three after.]
With but a plank between them and their fate.
With but a plank between them and their fate.
O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop!
O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop!
The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.
The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in read more
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong.
Was everything by starts, and nothing long;
But in the course of one revolving moon,
Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon.
