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There is a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue.
There is a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue.
The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.
The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.
Strong of his hands, and strong on his legs, but still of his
tongue.
Strong of his hands, and strong on his legs, but still of his
tongue.
Some flowers of Eden ye yet inherit,
But the trail of the serpent is over them all.
Some flowers of Eden ye yet inherit,
But the trail of the serpent is over them all.
An undertaking beset with danger.
An undertaking beset with danger.
Building and marrying of Children are great wasters.
Building and marrying of Children are great wasters.
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to
lawyers.]
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to
lawyers.]
What! upon compulsion? No!
What! upon compulsion? No!
The Lame goes as farre as your staggerer.
The Lame goes as farre as your staggerer.
