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All those must such delights expect to share,
Who for their friend think fit to take a bear.
All those must such delights expect to share,
Who for their friend think fit to take a bear.
One fire burns out another's burning,
One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish;
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One fire burns out another's burning,
One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish;
Turn giddy and be holp by backward turning;
One desperate grief cures with another's languish.
Fortune favours the bold.
Fortune favours the bold.
It is sheer folly to take unwilling hounds to the chase.
It is sheer folly to take unwilling hounds to the chase.
Every mile is two in winter.
Every mile is two in winter.
Designedly God covers in dark night the issue of futurity.
Designedly God covers in dark night the issue of futurity.
God oft hath a great share in a little house.
God oft hath a great share in a little house.
He that is at ease seekes dainties.
He that is at ease seekes dainties.