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An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
No endeavour is in vain;
Its reward is in the doing.
No endeavour is in vain;
Its reward is in the doing.
Mutually giving and receiving aid,
They set each other off, like light and shade.
Mutually giving and receiving aid,
They set each other off, like light and shade.
Thou hast death in thy house, and dost bewaile anothers.
Thou hast death in thy house, and dost bewaile anothers.
For whom the Lord liveth he correcteth.
For whom the Lord liveth he correcteth.
The life of man is a winter way.
The life of man is a winter way.
You have but fed on the roses, and lain in the lilies of life.
You have but fed on the roses, and lain in the lilies of life.
To bee beloved is above all bargaines.
To bee beloved is above all bargaines.
Everybody's business is nobody's business.
Everybody's business is nobody's business.