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It will never come out of the flesh that's bred in the bone.
It will never come out of the flesh that's bred in the bone.
Great trees are good for nothing but shade.
Great trees are good for nothing but shade.
The best things in life are free.
The best things in life are free.
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some read more
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some dang'rous taint they bear;
So roses grow on thorns, and honey wears a sting.
The table robbes more then a thiefe.
The table robbes more then a thiefe.
Rome was not built in a day.
Rome was not built in a day.
He who wishes to injure another, will soon find a pretext.
He who wishes to injure another, will soon find a pretext.
'Tis pleasant to have a large heap to take from.
'Tis pleasant to have a large heap to take from.
If the fish had not opened its mouth, it would not have been
caught.
If the fish had not opened its mouth, it would not have been
caught.
