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On painting and fighting looke aloofe.
On painting and fighting looke aloofe.
In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.
In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.
Make all fair allowance for the mistakes of youth.
Make all fair allowance for the mistakes of youth.
 Hope springs eternal in the human breast,
 Man never is, but always to be blest.  
 Hope springs eternal in the human breast,
 Man never is, but always to be blest. 
The ill that comes out of our mouth falles into our bosome.
The ill that comes out of our mouth falles into our bosome.
Good service is a great inchantment.
Good service is a great inchantment.
 Gold! gold! gold! gold!
 Bright and yellow, hard and cold!  
 Gold! gold! gold! gold!
 Bright and yellow, hard and cold! 
 Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye,
 And where care lodges, sleep will never lie;
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 Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye,
 And where care lodges, sleep will never lie;
  But where unbruised youth with unstuffed brain
   Doth couch his limbs, there golden sleep doth reign. 
If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.
If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.