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Prodigal of the property of others, sparing of his own.
Prodigal of the property of others, sparing of his own.
But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a read more
But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a harder task to prove--
By firm resolve to conquer love!
Light may come where all looks darkest,
Hope hath life, when life seems o'er.
Light may come where all looks darkest,
Hope hath life, when life seems o'er.
There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly.
[There is no jollity but hath a smack of read more
There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly.
[There is no jollity but hath a smack of folly.]
He that hath little is the lesse durtie.
He that hath little is the lesse durtie.
To gaine teacheth how to spend.
To gaine teacheth how to spend.
In war, hunting, and love, men for one pleasure a thousand
griefes prove.
In war, hunting, and love, men for one pleasure a thousand
griefes prove.
An Asse endures his burden, but not more then his burden.
An Asse endures his burden, but not more then his burden.