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He that hath hornes in his bosom, let him not put them on his
head.
He that hath hornes in his bosom, let him not put them on his
head.
Win us with honest trifles, to betray us
In deepest consequence.
Win us with honest trifles, to betray us
In deepest consequence.
Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
Seeming genial, venial fault.
Seeming genial, venial fault.
Patience revels in misfortunes.
Patience revels in misfortunes.
'Tis neither here nor there.
'Tis neither here nor there.
Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.
Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.
Who spits against heaven, it falls in his face.
Who spits against heaven, it falls in his face.
He who trusts himself for safety to the care of a wicked man, in
seeking succour meets with ruin.
He who trusts himself for safety to the care of a wicked man, in
seeking succour meets with ruin.
