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Life's cares are comforts; such by heaven design'd
He that has none, must make them or be wretched.
Life's cares are comforts; such by heaven design'd
He that has none, must make them or be wretched.
The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale.
The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale.
The orange that is too hard squeezed yields a bitter juice.
The orange that is too hard squeezed yields a bitter juice.
The pupil will eclipse his tutor, I warrant.
The pupil will eclipse his tutor, I warrant.
Be what thou wouldst seeme to be.
Be what thou wouldst seeme to be.
They dance, they revel, and they sing,
Till the rude turrets shake and ring.
They dance, they revel, and they sing,
Till the rude turrets shake and ring.
How sweet the task to shield an absent friend!
I ask but this of mine to--not defend.
How sweet the task to shield an absent friend!
I ask but this of mine to--not defend.
