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A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.
A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.
It's a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
It's a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
A kinsman, a friend, or whom you intreate, take not to serve you,
if you will be served neately.
A kinsman, a friend, or whom you intreate, take not to serve you,
if you will be served neately.
To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!
To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!
In vain will you fly from one vice if in your wilfulness you
embrace another.
In vain will you fly from one vice if in your wilfulness you
embrace another.
Men freely believe that which they wish to be the truth.
Men freely believe that which they wish to be the truth.
Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.
Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.
Weariness
Can snore upon the flint when resty sloth
Finds the down pillow hard.
Weariness
Can snore upon the flint when resty sloth
Finds the down pillow hard.
What were vices have become the fashion of the day.
What were vices have become the fashion of the day.
