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Am I always to be a mere listener? Shall I never reply?
Am I always to be a mere listener? Shall I never reply?
Beate the dog before the Lyon.
Beate the dog before the Lyon.
Glass, China, and Reputation, are easily crack'd and never well
mended.
Glass, China, and Reputation, are easily crack'd and never well
mended.
Farre shooting never kild bird.
Farre shooting never kild bird.
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
The man that heweth over high,
Some chip falleth in his eye.
The man that heweth over high,
Some chip falleth in his eye.
'Tis pleasant to stand on shore and watch others labouring in a
stormy sea.
'Tis pleasant to stand on shore and watch others labouring in a
stormy sea.
A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.
A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
