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A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.
A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.
When devils will the blackest sins put on,
They do suggest at first with heavenly shows!
When devils will the blackest sins put on,
They do suggest at first with heavenly shows!
On painting and fighting looke aloofe.
On painting and fighting looke aloofe.
How much of injustice and depravity is sanctioned by custom!
How much of injustice and depravity is sanctioned by custom!
Good is to bee sought out, and evill attended.
Good is to bee sought out, and evill attended.
In vain will you fly from one vice if in your wilfulness you
embrace another.
In vain will you fly from one vice if in your wilfulness you
embrace another.
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.
A wise man does nothing by constraint.
A wise man does nothing by constraint.
Sound conviction should influence us rather than public opinion.
Sound conviction should influence us rather than public opinion.
