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The hard gives more then he that hath nothing.
The hard gives more then he that hath nothing.
He comes to the world, as a gentleman comes
To a lodging ready furnished.
He comes to the world, as a gentleman comes
To a lodging ready furnished.
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
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Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike;
Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,
A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend.
Three can hold their peace, if two be away.
Three can hold their peace, if two be away.
When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.
When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.
The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.
The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.
He that would be well, needs not goe from his owne house.
He that would be well, needs not goe from his owne house.
