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By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
Every inordinate cup is unblessed, and the ingredient is a devil.
Every inordinate cup is unblessed, and the ingredient is a devil.
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy read more
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy took its wing;
I sat, but neither heard nor saw.
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
You will not be a chip the richer.
You will not be a chip the richer.
Whatever is made by the hand of man, by the hand of man may be
overturned.
Whatever is made by the hand of man, by the hand of man may be
overturned.
A great fortune enslaves its owner.
A great fortune enslaves its owner.
Not to create confusion in what is clear, but to throw light on
what is obscure.
Not to create confusion in what is clear, but to throw light on
what is obscure.
A man well mounted is ever Cholerick.
A man well mounted is ever Cholerick.
