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Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.
Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.
Whistle, and I'll come to you, my lad.
Whistle, and I'll come to you, my lad.
The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices
Make instruments to plague us.
The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices
Make instruments to plague us.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
Hee that comes of a hen must scrape.
Hee that comes of a hen must scrape.
A little more than kin, and less than kind!
A little more than kin, and less than kind!
Apollo does not always bend his bow.
Apollo does not always bend his bow.
Not surpassing in crafty measures, but in the power of arms.
Not surpassing in crafty measures, but in the power of arms.
