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Two sparrows on one Ear of Corn make an ill agreement.
Two sparrows on one Ear of Corn make an ill agreement.
Good hope is often beguiled by her own augury.
Good hope is often beguiled by her own augury.
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.
Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.
Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.
A lie that is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies.
A lie that is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies.
Good habits result from resisting temptation.
Good habits result from resisting temptation.
'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.
Take away her rewards, and who will ever clasp naked Virtue to
his bosom?
Take away her rewards, and who will ever clasp naked Virtue to
his bosom?
No naked man is sought after to be rifled.
No naked man is sought after to be rifled.
