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Which he by hook or crook has gather'd
And by his own inventions father'd.
Which he by hook or crook has gather'd
And by his own inventions father'd.
E'en his failings leaned to virtue's side.
E'en his failings leaned to virtue's side.
The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.
The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.
The habitual living in prosperity is most injurious.
The habitual living in prosperity is most injurious.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
A lady with her daughters or her nieces,
Shines like a guinea and seven shilling pieces.
A lady with her daughters or her nieces,
Shines like a guinea and seven shilling pieces.
He that gives all before hee dies provides to suffer.
He that gives all before hee dies provides to suffer.
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth
the law, happy is he.
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth
the law, happy is he.
