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Forgiveness to the injured does belong,
But they ne'er pardon who have done the wrong.
Forgiveness to the injured does belong,
But they ne'er pardon who have done the wrong.
Idleness induces caprice.
Idleness induces caprice.
A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light.
A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light.
You are his father by nature, I by counsel.
You are his father by nature, I by counsel.
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.
Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.
The face, not the woman is the attraction.
The face, not the woman is the attraction.
You have but fed on the roses, and lain in the lilies of life.
You have but fed on the roses, and lain in the lilies of life.
God sends meat, and the Devil sends cooks.
God sends meat, and the Devil sends cooks.
