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Let the poor man mind his tongue.
Let the poor man mind his tongue.
The fire, with well-dried logs supplied,
Went roaring up the chimney wide.
The fire, with well-dried logs supplied,
Went roaring up the chimney wide.
Sorrow concealed, like an oven stopp'd,
Doth burn the heart to cinders, where it is.
Sorrow concealed, like an oven stopp'd,
Doth burn the heart to cinders, where it is.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
The roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade
To paly ashes.
The roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade
To paly ashes.
The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.
The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.
In truth it is best to learn wisdom, and abandoning all nonsense,
to leave it to boys to enjoy read more
In truth it is best to learn wisdom, and abandoning all nonsense,
to leave it to boys to enjoy their season of play and mirth.
Divine ashes are better then earthly meale.
Divine ashes are better then earthly meale.
The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.
The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.
