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But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a read more
But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a harder task to prove--
By firm resolve to conquer love!
Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
Fate read more
Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
Fate never wounds more deep the generous heart,
Than when a blockhead's insult points the dart.
He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.
He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.
You rub the sore
When you should bring the plaster!
You rub the sore
When you should bring the plaster!
He who has once made himself notorious as utterly unprincipled,
is not credited even when he speaks the truth.
He who has once made himself notorious as utterly unprincipled,
is not credited even when he speaks the truth.
I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.
I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.
He that gives all before hee dies provides to suffer.
He that gives all before hee dies provides to suffer.
Jest not with the eye or with Religion.
Jest not with the eye or with Religion.
