Disgraces are like cherries, one drawes another.

Disgraces are like cherries, one drawes another.

The cask will long retain the flavour of the wine with which it
was first seasoned.

The cask will long retain the flavour of the wine with which it
was first seasoned.

So--now the danger dared at last,
Look back and smile at perils past!

So--now the danger dared at last,
Look back and smile at perils past!

Hee that demands misseth not, unlesse his demands be foolish.

Hee that demands misseth not, unlesse his demands be foolish.

He who will not grant a favour has no right to ask one.

He who will not grant a favour has no right to ask one.

Strong of his hands, and strong on his legs, but still of his
tongue.

Strong of his hands, and strong on his legs, but still of his
tongue.

Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,
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Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,
And the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks;
Arm it in rags, a pygmy's straw does pierce it.

But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
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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!

A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.

A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.