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Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.
Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.
Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more.
Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more.
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.
Fine words dresse ill deedes.
Fine words dresse ill deedes.
Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.
Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.
'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
A woman and a glasse are ever in danger.
[A woman and a glass are ever in danger.]
A woman and a glasse are ever in danger.
[A woman and a glass are ever in danger.]
He has carried every point, who has combined that which is useful
with that which is agreeable.
He has carried every point, who has combined that which is useful
with that which is agreeable.