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A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
No one can have all he desires.
No one can have all he desires.
I sit within a helmless bark.
I sit within a helmless bark.
For night owls shriek where mounting larks should sing.
For night owls shriek where mounting larks should sing.
The tongue talkes at the heads cost.
The tongue talkes at the heads cost.
The battle is over when the foe has fallen.
The battle is over when the foe has fallen.
'Tis all in vain to keep a constant pother
About one vice and fall into another.
'Tis all in vain to keep a constant pother
About one vice and fall into another.
Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.
Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.
Divine ashes are better then earthly meale.
Divine ashes are better then earthly meale.