The sense of death is most in apprehension,
And the poor beetle that we tread upon
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The sense of death is most in apprehension,
And the poor beetle that we tread upon
In corporal sufferance finds a pang as great
As when a giant dies.

Wo be to him that reads but one book.

Wo be to him that reads but one book.

Hee goes not out of his way, that goes to a good Inne.

Hee goes not out of his way, that goes to a good Inne.

His bark is worse than his bite.

His bark is worse than his bite.

That is not good language which all understand not.

That is not good language which all understand not.

And we must take the current when it serves;
Or lose our ventures.

And we must take the current when it serves;
Or lose our ventures.

But, oh! the love that gold must crown!

But, oh! the love that gold must crown!

A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.

A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.

The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active
employment.

The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active
employment.