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A woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate,
For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate.
A woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate,
For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate.
Conversation makes one what he is.
Conversation makes one what he is.
The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.
The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.
Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance.
Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance.
Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.
Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.
Fly the pleasure that bites to morrow.
Fly the pleasure that bites to morrow.
Circumstances alter cases.
Circumstances alter cases.
Tam lo'ed him like a vera brither;
They had been fou for weeks thegither.
Tam lo'ed him like a vera brither;
They had been fou for weeks thegither.
An uncalled-for defence becomes a positive accusation.
An uncalled-for defence becomes a positive accusation.
