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Death falls heavily on that man who, known too well to others,
dies in ignorance of himself.
Death falls heavily on that man who, known too well to others,
dies in ignorance of himself.
Gifts enter every where without a wimble.
Gifts enter every where without a wimble.
Paines to get, care to keep, feare to lose.
Paines to get, care to keep, feare to lose.
The bowl dispels corroding cares.
The bowl dispels corroding cares.
Not to create confusion in what is clear, but to throw light on
what is obscure.
Not to create confusion in what is clear, but to throw light on
what is obscure.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
The smell of money is good, come whence it may. [Alluding to
Vespasian's tax on ordure.]
The smell of money is good, come whence it may. [Alluding to
Vespasian's tax on ordure.]
