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Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep.
Come, let us take a lesson from our forefathers, and enjoy the
Christmas holyday.
Come, let us take a lesson from our forefathers, and enjoy the
Christmas holyday.
A jade eates as much as a good horse.
A jade eates as much as a good horse.
'Tis pleasant to have a large heap to take from.
'Tis pleasant to have a large heap to take from.
Chaos of thought and passion all confused.
Chaos of thought and passion all confused.
Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient
for me.
Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient
for me.
Some make a conscience of spitting in the Church, yet robbe the
Altar.
Some make a conscience of spitting in the Church, yet robbe the
Altar.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
Those presents are the most acceptable which are enhanced by our
regard for the donor.
Those presents are the most acceptable which are enhanced by our
regard for the donor.