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The good refrain from sin from the pure love of virtue.
The good refrain from sin from the pure love of virtue.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
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Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike;
Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,
A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend.
The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
He who fears his servants is less than a servant.
He who fears his servants is less than a servant.
The eye and Religion can beare no jesting.
The eye and Religion can beare no jesting.
Hee hath no leisure who useth it not.
Hee hath no leisure who useth it not.
A great dowry is a bed full of brables.
A great dowry is a bed full of brables.
Every ill man hath his ill day.
Every ill man hath his ill day.
