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Look not upon the wine when it is read, when it giveth his colour
in the cup, when it read more
Look not upon the wine when it is read, when it giveth his colour
in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
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.
A good prayer is master of anothers purse.
A good prayer is master of anothers purse.
Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.
Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.
The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.
The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.
An intemperate patient makes a harsh doctor.
An intemperate patient makes a harsh doctor.
Can you restrain your laughter, my friends?
Can you restrain your laughter, my friends?
Women laugh when they can, and weepe when they will.
Women laugh when they can, and weepe when they will.
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by
fire.
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by
fire.