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Charity sees the need not the cause.
Charity sees the need not the cause.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.
The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.
Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason.
Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason.
A gift in time of need is most acceptable.
A gift in time of need is most acceptable.
He who assists the wicked will in time rue it.
He who assists the wicked will in time rue it.
How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
Life's cares are comforts; such by heaven design'd
He that has none, must make them or be wretched.
Life's cares are comforts; such by heaven design'd
He that has none, must make them or be wretched.
O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!
O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!
