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Leave her to Heaven,
And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge,
To prick and sting read more
Leave her to Heaven,
And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge,
To prick and sting her.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
Politeness and an affable address are our best introduction.
Politeness and an affable address are our best introduction.
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.
Wine is a turne-coate (first a friend, then an enemy).
Wine is a turne-coate (first a friend, then an enemy).
Service without reward is punishment.
Service without reward is punishment.
The thorne comes forth with the point forwards.
The thorne comes forth with the point forwards.
Good hay, sweet hay, hath no fellow.
Good hay, sweet hay, hath no fellow.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.