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Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of
thee, and so hate thee.
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of
thee, and so hate thee.
Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.
Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.
It is easy to be wise after the event.
It is easy to be wise after the event.
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.
I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.
Care must be taken that the punishment does not exceed the
offence.
Care must be taken that the punishment does not exceed the
offence.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
Wouldst thou, or thou,
Forego what's now,
For all that hope may say?
No--joy's read more
Wouldst thou, or thou,
Forego what's now,
For all that hope may say?
No--joy's reply,
From every eye,
Is, "Live we while we may."
Saint Luke was a Saint and a Physitian, yet is dead.
Saint Luke was a Saint and a Physitian, yet is dead.