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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.
Youth will be served, every dog has his day, and mine has been a
fine one.
Youth will be served, every dog has his day, and mine has been a
fine one.
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
Contentious fierce,
Ardent, and dire, spring from no petty cause.
Contentious fierce,
Ardent, and dire, spring from no petty cause.
As you sow y' are like to reap.
As you sow y' are like to reap.
From little spark may burst a mighty flame.
From little spark may burst a mighty flame.
A bad ending follows a bad beginning.
A bad ending follows a bad beginning.
That from small fires comes oft no small mishap.
That from small fires comes oft no small mishap.
For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind:
it hath no stalk: the bud shall read more
For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind:
it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it
yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.