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The more thou stir it the worse it will be.
The more thou stir it the worse it will be.
Give me the soft sigh, whilst the soul-telling eye
Is dimm'd for a time with a tear.
Give me the soft sigh, whilst the soul-telling eye
Is dimm'd for a time with a tear.
From his silence a man's consent is inferred.
From his silence a man's consent is inferred.
An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.
An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.
Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer.
Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer.
There are more men threatned then stricken.
There are more men threatned then stricken.
Envy will merit as its shade pursue,
But like a shadow, proves the substance true.
Envy will merit as its shade pursue,
But like a shadow, proves the substance true.
The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he read more
The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he esteems your merit,
Is such a friend, that one had need
Be very much his friend indeed
To pardon or to bear it.
Truth and oyle are ever above.
Truth and oyle are ever above.
