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Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.
Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.
He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
Thursday come, and the week's gone.
Thursday come, and the week's gone.
In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
A feeble dart short of its mark.
A feeble dart short of its mark.
In avoiding one vice fools rush into the opposite extreme.
In avoiding one vice fools rush into the opposite extreme.
So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er,
The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more.
So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er,
The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more.
Hee that labours and thrives spins gold.
Hee that labours and thrives spins gold.
