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He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.
He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.
Give a man enough rope and he'll hang himself.
Give a man enough rope and he'll hang himself.
Musick helps not the tooth-ach.
Musick helps not the tooth-ach.
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on,
And doves will peck in safeguard of their brood.
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on,
And doves will peck in safeguard of their brood.
But pleasures are like poppies spread:
You seize the flower,--its bloom is shed.
But pleasures are like poppies spread:
You seize the flower,--its bloom is shed.
A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.
A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.
He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.
He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.
Not treasured wealth, nor the consul's lictor, can dispel the
mind's bitter conflicts and the cares that flit, like read more
Not treasured wealth, nor the consul's lictor, can dispel the
mind's bitter conflicts and the cares that flit, like bats, about
your fretted roofs.
God has joined the innocent with the guilty.
God has joined the innocent with the guilty.
