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Despise not sweet inviting love-making nor the merry dance.
Despise not sweet inviting love-making nor the merry dance.
It is said that the propriety even of old Cato often yielded to
the exciting influence of the grape.
It is said that the propriety even of old Cato often yielded to
the exciting influence of the grape.
Breaking his oath and resolution, like
A twist of rotten silk.
Breaking his oath and resolution, like
A twist of rotten silk.
The chiefe boxe of health is time.
The chiefe boxe of health is time.
A fool must now and then be right by chance.
A fool must now and then be right by chance.
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be
thirsty, give him water to read more
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be
thirsty, give him water to drink.
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord
shall reward thee.
Whose wit in the combat as gentle as bright
Ne'er carried a heartstain away on its blade.
Whose wit in the combat as gentle as bright
Ne'er carried a heartstain away on its blade.
Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.
Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.
