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The man that heweth over high,
Some chip falleth in his eye.
The man that heweth over high,
Some chip falleth in his eye.
No one can keep a mask on long.
No one can keep a mask on long.
They are safe in their number and their close array.
They are safe in their number and their close array.
The child is father of the man.
The child is father of the man.
Glass, China, and Reputation, are easily crack'd and never well
mended.
Glass, China, and Reputation, are easily crack'd and never well
mended.
The filth under the white snow, the sunne discovers.
The filth under the white snow, the sunne discovers.
An oath that is not to bee made is not to be kept.
An oath that is not to bee made is not to be kept.
Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.
Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.
In man's most dark extremity
Oft succor dawns from Heaven.
In man's most dark extremity
Oft succor dawns from Heaven.
