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Good hay, sweet hay, hath no fellow.
Good hay, sweet hay, hath no fellow.
'Tis said the lion will turn and flee
From a maid in the pride of her purity.
'Tis said the lion will turn and flee
From a maid in the pride of her purity.
Rashness is the companion of youth, prudence of old age.
Rashness is the companion of youth, prudence of old age.
Who will think that the gods can be insulted with impunity?
Who will think that the gods can be insulted with impunity?
He that cockers his child, provides for his enemie.
He that cockers his child, provides for his enemie.
Disgraces are like cherries, one drawes another.
Disgraces are like cherries, one drawes another.
The first blow is as much as two.
The first blow is as much as two.
A third Cato has dropped from the skies.
A third Cato has dropped from the skies.
Mutually giving and receiving aid,
They set each other off, like light and shade.
Mutually giving and receiving aid,
They set each other off, like light and shade.