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Hell is paved with good intentions.
Hell is paved with good intentions.
With emptie hands men may no haukes lure.
With emptie hands men may no haukes lure.
Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
Desiring things widely different for their various tastes.
Desiring things widely different for their various tastes.
The stern delight that warriors feel
In foemen worthy of their steel.
The stern delight that warriors feel
In foemen worthy of their steel.
Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.
Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.
When a woman is undisguisedly bad, then indeed she is good.
[Comparatively speaking, as she at least lacks deception.]
When a woman is undisguisedly bad, then indeed she is good.
[Comparatively speaking, as she at least lacks deception.]
