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Who remove stones, bruise their fingers.
Who remove stones, bruise their fingers.
My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.
My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.
She nourishes the poison in her veins and is consumed by a secret
fire.
She nourishes the poison in her veins and is consumed by a secret
fire.
A virtuous wife commands her husband by obeying him.
A virtuous wife commands her husband by obeying him.
You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in
it.
You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in
it.
What's gone, and what's past help,
Should be past grieve.
What's gone, and what's past help,
Should be past grieve.
'Tis very certain the desire of life
Prolongs it.
'Tis very certain the desire of life
Prolongs it.
Without favour none will know you, and with it you will not know
your selfe.
Without favour none will know you, and with it you will not know
your selfe.
