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O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
A man well mounted is ever Cholerick.
A man well mounted is ever Cholerick.
Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.
Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.
Oh, woman! in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please.
Oh, woman! in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please.
What's gone, and what's past help,
Should be past grieve.
What's gone, and what's past help,
Should be past grieve.
The good mother sayes not, Will you? but gives.
The good mother sayes not, Will you? but gives.
When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.
When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.
A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.
A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.
