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There is sufficient reward in the mere consciousness of a good
action.
There is sufficient reward in the mere consciousness of a good
action.
Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.
Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.
He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.
He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.
Although you may strut about, proud of your purse, fortune
changes not birth.
Although you may strut about, proud of your purse, fortune
changes not birth.
The sight of a man hath the force of a Lyon.
The sight of a man hath the force of a Lyon.
Vertue now is in herbs and stones and words onely.
Vertue now is in herbs and stones and words onely.
I am sure care's an enemy to life.
I am sure care's an enemy to life.
Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!
Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!
