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Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.
Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
He dies twice who perishes by his own weapons.
He dies twice who perishes by his own weapons.
He that serves, must serve.
He that serves, must serve.
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a read more
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a feather of his own,
Wherewith he wont to soar so high.
The big thieves hang the little ones.
The big thieves hang the little ones.
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some read more
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some dang'rous taint they bear;
So roses grow on thorns, and honey wears a sting.
The death of a young wolfe doth never come too soon.
The death of a young wolfe doth never come too soon.
Liars pay the penalty of their own misdeeds.
Liars pay the penalty of their own misdeeds.
