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That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
To wish to be cured is half way towards cure.
To wish to be cured is half way towards cure.
They are raised on high that their fall may be the greater.
They are raised on high that their fall may be the greater.
They have learnt life's lessons.
They have learnt life's lessons.
Good & quickly seldome meete.
Good & quickly seldome meete.
If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop read more
I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop a little from her hand,
Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves,
And with a silk thread plucks it back again.
Women laugh when they can, and weepe when they will.
Women laugh when they can, and weepe when they will.
He threatens many that hath injured one.
He threatens many that hath injured one.
