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From his silence a man's consent is inferred.
From his silence a man's consent is inferred.
Let but the hours of idleness cease, and the bow of Cupid will
become broken and his torch extinguished.
Let but the hours of idleness cease, and the bow of Cupid will
become broken and his torch extinguished.
The bitter past, more welcome is the sweet.
The bitter past, more welcome is the sweet.
Fortune, delighting in her cruel task, and playing her wanton
game untiringly, is ever shifting her uncertain favours.
Fortune, delighting in her cruel task, and playing her wanton
game untiringly, is ever shifting her uncertain favours.
He that gives thee a Capon, give him the leg and the wing.
He that gives thee a Capon, give him the leg and the wing.
The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active
employment.
The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active
employment.
The crow bewailes the sheepe, and then eates it.
The crow bewailes the sheepe, and then eates it.
A greater liar than the Parthians.
A greater liar than the Parthians.
