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Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
He is a fool who thinks by force or skill,
To turn the current of a woman's will.
He is a fool who thinks by force or skill,
To turn the current of a woman's will.
Vertue and a Trade are the best portion for Children.
Vertue and a Trade are the best portion for Children.
Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.
Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.
Much spends the traveller, more then the abider.
Much spends the traveller, more then the abider.
In life you lov'd me not, in death you bewaile me.
In life you lov'd me not, in death you bewaile me.
Shun an inquisitive man, he is invariably a tell-tale.
Shun an inquisitive man, he is invariably a tell-tale.
If thou thy selfe canst doe it, attend no others helpe or hand.
If thou thy selfe canst doe it, attend no others helpe or hand.
