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So sweetly she bade me adieu,
I thought that she bade me return.
So sweetly she bade me adieu,
I thought that she bade me return.
God oft hath a great share in a little house.
God oft hath a great share in a little house.
That which never has been, never is, and never will be.
That which never has been, never is, and never will be.
The bowl dispels corroding cares.
The bowl dispels corroding cares.
Nothing is so difficult but that man will accomplish it.
Nothing is so difficult but that man will accomplish it.
Of him that speakes ill, consider the life more then the word.
Of him that speakes ill, consider the life more then the word.
Better to be despised for too anxious apprehensions than ruined
by too confident a security.
Better to be despised for too anxious apprehensions than ruined
by too confident a security.
Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of read more
Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of mettle,
And it soft as silk remains.
'Tis the same with common natures,
Use 'em kindly, they rebel;
But, be rough as nutmeg-graters,
And the rogues obey you well.
