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A crown
Golden in show, is but a wreath of thorns,
Bring dangers, troubles, cares, and sleepless read more
A crown
Golden in show, is but a wreath of thorns,
Bring dangers, troubles, cares, and sleepless nights
To him who wears the regal diadem.
Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
He that hopes not for good, feares not evill.
He that hopes not for good, feares not evill.
Good swimmers at length are drowned.
Good swimmers at length are drowned.
Wine ever paies for his loding.
Wine ever paies for his loding.
Keep not ill men company, lest you increase the number.
Keep not ill men company, lest you increase the number.
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish read more
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish the hook in its concealment.
The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.
Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.
