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I am not now in fortune's power,
He that is down can fall no lower.
I am not now in fortune's power,
He that is down can fall no lower.
No herb can remedy the anguish of love.
No herb can remedy the anguish of love.
Who could tell such a story with dry eyes?
Who could tell such a story with dry eyes?
The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.
A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.
Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind!
The thief doth fear each bush an officer.
Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind!
The thief doth fear each bush an officer.
Woe to the house where there is no chiding.
Woe to the house where there is no chiding.
Relaxation should at times be given to the mind, the better to
fit it for toil when resumed.
Relaxation should at times be given to the mind, the better to
fit it for toil when resumed.
