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Rare is the union of beauty and modesty.
Rare is the union of beauty and modesty.
The vertue of a coward is suspition.
The vertue of a coward is suspition.
Hee that tells his wife newes is but newly married.
Hee that tells his wife newes is but newly married.
He tells old wives' tales much to the point.
He tells old wives' tales much to the point.
Fast bind, fast find--
A proverb never stale in thrifty mind.
Fast bind, fast find--
A proverb never stale in thrifty mind.
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labour and to wait.
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labour and to wait.
Passion and shame torment him, and rage is mingled with his
grief.
Passion and shame torment him, and rage is mingled with his
grief.
Twice does he live who can enjoy the remembrance of the past.
Twice does he live who can enjoy the remembrance of the past.
No day is wholly unproductive of good.
No day is wholly unproductive of good.
