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Hee that learnes a trade hath a purchase made.
Hee that learnes a trade hath a purchase made.
The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.
The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
'Tis very certain the desire of life
Prolongs it.
'Tis very certain the desire of life
Prolongs it.
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a
brawling woman in a wide read more
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a
brawling woman in a wide house.
One to destroy is murder by the law,
And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe;
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One to destroy is murder by the law,
And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe;
To murder thousands takes a specious name,
War's glorious art, and gives immortal fame.
And from his ashes may be made
The violet of his native land.
And from his ashes may be made
The violet of his native land.
I've reach'd the harbour, Hope and Chance adieu!
You've play'd with me, now play with others too.
I've reach'd the harbour, Hope and Chance adieu!
You've play'd with me, now play with others too.
Of faire things, the Autumne is faire.
Of faire things, the Autumne is faire.