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Many diseases may be cured by abstinence.
Many diseases may be cured by abstinence.
As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from
the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon read more
As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from
the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
Be what thou wouldst seeme to be.
Be what thou wouldst seeme to be.
One to destroy is murder by the law,
And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe;
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One to destroy is murder by the law,
And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe;
To murder thousands takes a specious name,
War's glorious art, and gives immortal fame.
To pull the chestnuts from the fire with the cat's paw.
To pull the chestnuts from the fire with the cat's paw.
We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.
We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.
A mans discontent is his worst evill.
A mans discontent is his worst evill.