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The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.
The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.
Politeness and an affable address are our best introduction.
Politeness and an affable address are our best introduction.
Give thy thoughts no tongue.
Give thy thoughts no tongue.
He that is warme, thinkes all so.
He that is warme, thinkes all so.
Actions from youth, advice from the middle-aged, prayers from the
aged.
Actions from youth, advice from the middle-aged, prayers from the
aged.
Time rolls on, and we grow old with silent years.
Time rolls on, and we grow old with silent years.
At morn the blackcock trims his jetty wing,
'Tis morning prompts the linnet's blithest lay;
All Nature's read more
At morn the blackcock trims his jetty wing,
'Tis morning prompts the linnet's blithest lay;
All Nature's children feel the matin spring
Of life reviving, with reviving day.
The thread breakes, where it is weakest.
The thread breakes, where it is weakest.
Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the read more
Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the garden wall.