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The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.
The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
Sit in your place and none can make you rise.
Sit in your place and none can make you rise.
In the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.
In the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.
By many indignities we come to dignities.
By many indignities we come to dignities.
Great paines quickly find ease.
Great paines quickly find ease.
Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught:
Our sweetest songs are those which tell of saddest read more
Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught:
Our sweetest songs are those which tell of saddest thought.
Twice does he live who can enjoy the remembrance of the past.
Twice does he live who can enjoy the remembrance of the past.
In war, hunting, and love, men for one pleasure a thousand
griefes prove.
In war, hunting, and love, men for one pleasure a thousand
griefes prove.
