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It will never come out of the flesh that's bred in the bone.
It will never come out of the flesh that's bred in the bone.
Sweep on, you fat and greasy citizens;
'Tis just the fashion. Wherefore do you look
Upon that read more
Sweep on, you fat and greasy citizens;
'Tis just the fashion. Wherefore do you look
Upon that poor and broken bankrupt there?
Take away her rewards, and who will ever clasp naked Virtue to
his bosom?
Take away her rewards, and who will ever clasp naked Virtue to
his bosom?
He that endures is not overcome.
He that endures is not overcome.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
A pleasure long expected is deare enough sold.
A pleasure long expected is deare enough sold.
He that will take the bird, must not skare it.
He that will take the bird, must not skare it.
A name, it has more than nominal worth,
And belongs to good or bad luck at birth.
A name, it has more than nominal worth,
And belongs to good or bad luck at birth.
Death falls heavily on that man who, known too well to others,
dies in ignorance of himself.
Death falls heavily on that man who, known too well to others,
dies in ignorance of himself.