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A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.
None but the brave deserve the fair.
None but the brave deserve the fair.
How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
To be too busie gets contempt.
To be too busie gets contempt.
A man would live in Italy (a place of pleasure) but he would
chuse to dy in Spain (where read more
A man would live in Italy (a place of pleasure) but he would
chuse to dy in Spain (where they say the Catholick Religion is
professed with greatest strictness).
Whatever charm thou hast, be charming.
Whatever charm thou hast, be charming.
