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Hee that makes himself a sheep, shall be eat by the wolfe.
Hee that makes himself a sheep, shall be eat by the wolfe.
Go West, young man, and grow up with the country.
Go West, young man, and grow up with the country.
He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.
He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.
Here beauty hangs upon the cheek of night,
Like a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear.
Here beauty hangs upon the cheek of night,
Like a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear.
Get what start the sinner may, Retribution, for all her lame leg,
never quits his track.
Get what start the sinner may, Retribution, for all her lame leg,
never quits his track.
As the yeere is, your pot must seeth.
As the yeere is, your pot must seeth.
The cause lies hidden; the effect is most notorious.
The cause lies hidden; the effect is most notorious.
Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.
Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.
He who has enough for his wants should desire nothing more.
He who has enough for his wants should desire nothing more.