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Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
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.
Diseases of the eye are to bee cured with the elbow.
Diseases of the eye are to bee cured with the elbow.
A pittifull mother makes a scald head.
A pittifull mother makes a scald head.
Nothing dries sooner then a teare.
Nothing dries sooner then a teare.
To gaine teacheth how to spend.
To gaine teacheth how to spend.
He would stroke
The head of modest and ingenuous youth,
That blushed at its own praise.
He would stroke
The head of modest and ingenuous youth,
That blushed at its own praise.
He claims a monopoly in friendship.
He claims a monopoly in friendship.
