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The great would have none great and the little all little.
The great would have none great and the little all little.
If the old dog barke he gives counsell.
If the old dog barke he gives counsell.
"Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
"I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
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"Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
"I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
But who on earth can say I am not pious?"
He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.
He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.
Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.
Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.
Thou will scare be a man before thy mother.
Thou will scare be a man before thy mother.
My days of love are over: me no more
The charms of maid, wife, and still less of widow,
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My days of love are over: me no more
The charms of maid, wife, and still less of widow,
Can make the fool of; that they made before:
In fact I must not lead the life I did do.
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so
will pains.
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so
will pains.
Make hast to an ill way that you may get out of it.
Make hast to an ill way that you may get out of it.
