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Shun an inquisitive man, he is invariably a tell-tale.
Shun an inquisitive man, he is invariably a tell-tale.
E'en his failings leaned to virtue's side.
E'en his failings leaned to virtue's side.
Never had ill workeman good tooles.
Never had ill workeman good tooles.
The faults of his adored escape the notice of the blind admirer.
The faults of his adored escape the notice of the blind admirer.
For emulation hath a thousand sons
That one by one pursue.
For emulation hath a thousand sons
That one by one pursue.
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
Beasts of like kind will spare those of kindred spots.
Beasts of like kind will spare those of kindred spots.
Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.
Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.
