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From hence, let fierce contending nations know,
What dire effects from civil discord flow.
From hence, let fierce contending nations know,
What dire effects from civil discord flow.
As you sow y' are like to reap.
As you sow y' are like to reap.
That from small fires comes oft no small mishap.
That from small fires comes oft no small mishap.
Contentious fierce,
Ardent, and dire, spring from no petty cause.
Contentious fierce,
Ardent, and dire, spring from no petty cause.
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.
A bad ending follows a bad beginning.
A bad ending follows a bad beginning.
The pitcher goes so often to the fountain (that if gets broken).
[Sp., Tantas veces va el cantarillo a read more
The pitcher goes so often to the fountain (that if gets broken).
[Sp., Tantas veces va el cantarillo a la fuente.]
The thorns which I have reap'd are of the tree
I planted--they have torn me--and I bleed!
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The thorns which I have reap'd are of the tree
I planted--they have torn me--and I bleed!
I should have known what fruit would spring from such a seed.
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
