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Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
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Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike;
Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,
A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend.
He that doth what he should not, shall feele what he would not.
He that doth what he should not, shall feele what he would not.
Hee that lives ill, feare followes him.
Hee that lives ill, feare followes him.
A handfull of good life is better then a bushell of learning.
A handfull of good life is better then a bushell of learning.
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whoever is
deceived thereby is not wise.
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whoever is
deceived thereby is not wise.
He that mockes a cripple, ought to be whole.
He that mockes a cripple, ought to be whole.
Still harping on my daughter.
Still harping on my daughter.
A mans discontent is his worst evill.
A mans discontent is his worst evill.
If gold knew what gold is, gold would get gold I wis.
If gold knew what gold is, gold would get gold I wis.
