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A woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate,
For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate.
A woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate,
For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate.
Seeming genial, venial fault.
Seeming genial, venial fault.
Not only ought fortune to be pictured on a wheel, but every thing
else in this world.
Not only ought fortune to be pictured on a wheel, but every thing
else in this world.
An undying hatred, and a wound never to be healed.
An undying hatred, and a wound never to be healed.
Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.
Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.
Better a bare foote then none.
[Better a barefoot than none.]
Better a bare foote then none.
[Better a barefoot than none.]
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of
others.
Envy is blind, and is only clever in depreciating the virtues of
others.
When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much.
When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much.
