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Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.
Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul.
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul.
The only gain from the friendship of the great is a fine dinner.
The only gain from the friendship of the great is a fine dinner.
Catch, then, O catch the transient hour;
Improve each moment as it flies!
Catch, then, O catch the transient hour;
Improve each moment as it flies!
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
Charity sees the need not the cause.
Charity sees the need not the cause.
O how full of briars is this working-day world.
O how full of briars is this working-day world.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
A white wall is the paper of a foole.
A white wall is the paper of a foole.
