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When the night's darkest the dawn is nearest.
When the night's darkest the dawn is nearest.
Give me the ocular proof.
Give me the ocular proof.
A man may cry, Church! Church! at ev'ry word,
With no pore piety than other people--
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A man may cry, Church! Church! at ev'ry word,
With no pore piety than other people--
A daw's not reckoned a religious bird
Because it keeps a-cawing from a steeple.
Marry a widdow before she leave mourning.
Marry a widdow before she leave mourning.
If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun.
If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun.
Riches with their wicked inducements increase; nevertheless,
avarice is never satisfied.
Riches with their wicked inducements increase; nevertheless,
avarice is never satisfied.
A lady with her daughters or her nieces,
Shines like a guinea and seven shilling pieces.
A lady with her daughters or her nieces,
Shines like a guinea and seven shilling pieces.
The man of wisdom is the man of years.
The man of wisdom is the man of years.
