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Well may hee smell fire, whose gowne burnes.
[Well may he smell fire, whose gown burns.]
Well may hee smell fire, whose gowne burnes.
[Well may he smell fire, whose gown burns.]
No rule is so general, which admits not some exception.
No rule is so general, which admits not some exception.
When a friend askes, there is no to morrow.
When a friend askes, there is no to morrow.
Where there are many counsellors there is safety.
Where there are many counsellors there is safety.
I'ld charm her with the magic of a switch.
I'ld charm her with the magic of a switch.
Keepe good men company, and you shall be of the number.
Keepe good men company, and you shall be of the number.
Breathes there a man, whose judgment clear
Can others teach their course to steer,
Yet run himself read more
Breathes there a man, whose judgment clear
Can others teach their course to steer,
Yet run himself life's mad career
Wild as the wave?
Here beauty hangs upon the cheek of night,
Like a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear.
Here beauty hangs upon the cheek of night,
Like a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear.
Sceptre and crown must tumble down
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked read more
Sceptre and crown must tumble down
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked scythe and spade.