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Great paines quickly find ease.
Great paines quickly find ease.
On with the dance, let joy be unconfined.
On with the dance, let joy be unconfined.
That which two will, takes effect.
That which two will, takes effect.
The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.
The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.
There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.
There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.
Service without reward is punishment.
Service without reward is punishment.
Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]
Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]
The gentle Hawke halfe mans her selfe.
The gentle Hawke halfe mans her selfe.
Work while your strength and years permit you; crooked age will
by-and-by come upon you with silent foot.
Work while your strength and years permit you; crooked age will
by-and-by come upon you with silent foot.
