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Who doth his owne businesse, foules not his hands.
Who doth his owne businesse, foules not his hands.
The sight of a man hath the force of a Lyon.
The sight of a man hath the force of a Lyon.
But pleasures are like poppies spread:
You seize the flower,--its bloom is shed.
But pleasures are like poppies spread:
You seize the flower,--its bloom is shed.
Let every eye negotiate for itself
And trust no agent.
Let every eye negotiate for itself
And trust no agent.
A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
One fire burns out another's burning,
One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish;
Turn giddy and be read more
One fire burns out another's burning,
One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish;
Turn giddy and be holp by backward turning;
One desperate grief cures with another's languish.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
For 'tis sweet to stammer one letter
Of the Eternal's language;--on earth it is called Forgiveness!
For 'tis sweet to stammer one letter
Of the Eternal's language;--on earth it is called Forgiveness!
