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He comes to the world, as a gentleman comes
To a lodging ready furnished.
He comes to the world, as a gentleman comes
To a lodging ready furnished.
Yet gold all is not that doth golden seem.
Yet gold all is not that doth golden seem.
Love's mind of judgment rarely hath a taste:
Wings and no eyes figure unheedy haste.
Love's mind of judgment rarely hath a taste:
Wings and no eyes figure unheedy haste.
How blessings brighten as they take their flight.
How blessings brighten as they take their flight.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
To a good spender God is the Treasurer.
To a good spender God is the Treasurer.
Strength without judgment falls by its own weight.
Strength without judgment falls by its own weight.
Gloriously false. [Like Rahab.]
Gloriously false. [Like Rahab.]
You are judged of by what you possess.
You are judged of by what you possess.
