If to do were as easy as to know what were good to do, chapels had been churches, and poor men's cottage princes' palaces.
For this relief much thanks. 'Tis bitter cold, and I am sick at heart.
Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind.
Nature does require her time of preservation, which perforce, I her frail son amongst my brethren mortal, must give my attendance to.
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He that is thy friend indeed, he will help you in your need.