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In every age and clime we see,
Two of a trade can ne'er agree.
In every age and clime we see,
Two of a trade can ne'er agree.
All powerful is the rule of fashion.
All powerful is the rule of fashion.
In my integrity I'll wrap me up.
In my integrity I'll wrap me up.
Health and sicknesse surely are mens double enemies.
Health and sicknesse surely are mens double enemies.
One fire burns out another's burning,
One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish;
Turn giddy and be read more
One fire burns out another's burning,
One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish;
Turn giddy and be holp by backward turning;
One desperate grief cures with another's languish.
We should all endure our own grievances rather than detract from
the comforts of others.
We should all endure our own grievances rather than detract from
the comforts of others.
O, what a world of vile ill-favored faults
Looks handsome in three hundred pounds a year.
O, what a world of vile ill-favored faults
Looks handsome in three hundred pounds a year.
The house is a fine house, when good folks are within.
The house is a fine house, when good folks are within.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
