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The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.
The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.
With but a plank between them and their fate.
With but a plank between them and their fate.
Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.
Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.
Fortune favours the bold.
Fortune favours the bold.
An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.
An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.
Hee that keepes his owne makes warre.
Hee that keepes his owne makes warre.
Enjoy thankfully any happy hour heaven may send you, nor think
that your delights will keep till another year.
Enjoy thankfully any happy hour heaven may send you, nor think
that your delights will keep till another year.
Always keep your hook in the water: where you least expect one,
the fish will be found.
Always keep your hook in the water: where you least expect one,
the fish will be found.
Sweet are the uses of adversity,
Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious read more
Sweet are the uses of adversity,
Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious jewel in his head.
