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Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.
Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.
It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.
It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.
They that are booted are not alwaies ready.
They that are booted are not alwaies ready.
And gentle Dulness ever loves a joke.
And gentle Dulness ever loves a joke.
Dearths foreseene come not.
Dearths foreseene come not.
For gnarling sorrow hath less power to bite
The man, that mocks at it, and sets it light.
For gnarling sorrow hath less power to bite
The man, that mocks at it, and sets it light.
The thorne comes forth with the point forwards.
The thorne comes forth with the point forwards.
Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.
Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.
None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most
delighted.
None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most
delighted.
