You cannot know wine by the barrell.
[You cannot know the wine by the barrel.]

You cannot know wine by the barrell.
[You cannot know the wine by the barrel.]

The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.

The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.

The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.

The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.

A man convinced against his will,
Is of the some opinion still.

A man convinced against his will,
Is of the some opinion still.

Blest tears of soul-felt penitence!
In whose benign, redeeming flow
Is felt the first, the only sense
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Blest tears of soul-felt penitence!
In whose benign, redeeming flow
Is felt the first, the only sense
Of guiltless joy that guilt can know.

That which never has been, never is, and never will be.

That which never has been, never is, and never will be.

It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.

It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.

Pleasures are enhanced by a moderate indulgence.

Pleasures are enhanced by a moderate indulgence.

My days of love are over: me no more
The charms of maid, wife, and still less of widow,
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My days of love are over: me no more
The charms of maid, wife, and still less of widow,
Can make the fool of; that they made before:
In fact I must not lead the life I did do.