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Hee begins to die, that quits his desires.
Hee begins to die, that quits his desires.
The beades in the Hand, and the Divell in Capuch (or cape of the
cloak).
The beades in the Hand, and the Divell in Capuch (or cape of the
cloak).
The fox barks not when he would steal the lamb.
The fox barks not when he would steal the lamb.
Better to be blinde, then to see ill.
Better to be blinde, then to see ill.
But that old man, who is lord of the broad estate and the hall,
Dropped off gorged from a read more
But that old man, who is lord of the broad estate and the hall,
Dropped off gorged from a scheme which left us flaccid and
drained.
Hidden knowledge differs little from ignorance.
Hidden knowledge differs little from ignorance.
His anger is easily excited and appeased, and he changes from
hour to hour.
His anger is easily excited and appeased, and he changes from
hour to hour.
Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.
Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.
