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There is great force hidden in a sweet command.
There is great force hidden in a sweet command.
He that is angry at a feast is rude.
He that is angry at a feast is rude.
A gift much expected is paid, not given.
A gift much expected is paid, not given.
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.
Glass, China, and Reputation, are easily crack'd and never well
mended.
Glass, China, and Reputation, are easily crack'd and never well
mended.
When a friend askes, there is no to morrow.
When a friend askes, there is no to morrow.
The Reverend are ever before.
The Reverend are ever before.
You are his father by nature, I by counsel.
You are his father by nature, I by counsel.
It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory read more
It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory means, than by fear.