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You cannot know wine by the barrell.
[You cannot know the wine by the barrel.]
You cannot know wine by the barrell.
[You cannot know the wine by the barrel.]
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
For violent fires soon burn out themselves.
For violent fires soon burn out themselves.
A piece of a Churchyard fitts every body.
[A piece of a Churchyard fits every body.]
A piece of a Churchyard fitts every body.
[A piece of a Churchyard fits every body.]
When God is made the master of a family, he disorders the
disorderly.
When God is made the master of a family, he disorders the
disorderly.
Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.
Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.
Hee that marries for wealth sells his liberty.
Hee that marries for wealth sells his liberty.
Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.
Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.
Pleasure is often the introduction to pain.
Pleasure is often the introduction to pain.
