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To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the read more
To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the nation;
Sure John and I are more than quit.
A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too
much.
A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too
much.
Danger comes on us more speedily when we treat it with contempt.
Danger comes on us more speedily when we treat it with contempt.
Hee that bewailes himselfe hath the cure in his hands.
Hee that bewailes himselfe hath the cure in his hands.
Hee that gets out of debt, growes rich.
Hee that gets out of debt, growes rich.
There is a remedy for every thing, could men find it.
There is a remedy for every thing, could men find it.
The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale.
The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale.
Forgetful of thy tomb thou buildest houses.
Forgetful of thy tomb thou buildest houses.
Those things please more, which are more expensive.
Those things please more, which are more expensive.