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The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
Nothing is impossible to industry.
Nothing is impossible to industry.
Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.
Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.
Her voice was ever soft,
Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman.
Her voice was ever soft,
Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman.
Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.
Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.
He that hath a mouth of his owne, must not say to another; Blow.
He that hath a mouth of his owne, must not say to another; Blow.
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
He heard the convent bell,
Suddenly in the silence ringing
For the service of noonday.
He heard the convent bell,
Suddenly in the silence ringing
For the service of noonday.
The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.
The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.
