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'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.
'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.
Can you restrain your laughter, my friends?
Can you restrain your laughter, my friends?
He touches nothing but he adds a charm.
He touches nothing but he adds a charm.
He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.
He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.
Love is not found in the market.
Love is not found in the market.
Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
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Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike;
Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,
A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend.
Whistle, and she'll come to you.
Whistle, and she'll come to you.
Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.
Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.
The mob will now and then see things in a right light.
The mob will now and then see things in a right light.
