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At morn the blackcock trims his jetty wing,
'Tis morning prompts the linnet's blithest lay;
All Nature's read more
At morn the blackcock trims his jetty wing,
'Tis morning prompts the linnet's blithest lay;
All Nature's children feel the matin spring
Of life reviving, with reviving day.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
After dinner rest awhile, after supper walk a mile.
After dinner rest awhile, after supper walk a mile.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
Hee that lies with the dogs, riseth with fleas.
Hee that lies with the dogs, riseth with fleas.
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till
afterwards.
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till
afterwards.
You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.
You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.
To speake of an Vsurer at the table marres the wine.
To speake of an Vsurer at the table marres the wine.