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Working and making a fire doth discretion require.
Working and making a fire doth discretion require.
Talke much and erre much, saies the Spanyard.
Talke much and erre much, saies the Spanyard.
The fox barks not when he would steal the lamb.
The fox barks not when he would steal the lamb.
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy read more
With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy ambition finds.
Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it?
Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it?
Fire that's closest kept, burns most of all.
Fire that's closest kept, burns most of all.
Dreading that climax of all earthly ills,
The inflammation of his weekly bills.
Dreading that climax of all earthly ills,
The inflammation of his weekly bills.
