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Ther's no great banquet but some fares ill.
Ther's no great banquet but some fares ill.
Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so,
execute with vigour.
Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so,
execute with vigour.
You must loose a flie to catch a trout.
[You must lose a fly to catch a trout.]
You must loose a flie to catch a trout.
[You must lose a fly to catch a trout.]
They dance, they revel, and they sing,
Till the rude turrets shake and ring.
They dance, they revel, and they sing,
Till the rude turrets shake and ring.
He that owes nothing, if he makes not mouthes at us, is
courteous.
He that owes nothing, if he makes not mouthes at us, is
courteous.
A word spoken in due season, how good is it!
A word spoken in due season, how good is it!
A far greater warfare lies hidden under this assumed peace.
A far greater warfare lies hidden under this assumed peace.
I am not now in fortune's power,
He that is down can fall no lower.
I am not now in fortune's power,
He that is down can fall no lower.
A naughty child is better sick then whole.
A naughty child is better sick then whole.
