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21. Conceal no fraud for both are equal thieves

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Conceal no fraud for both are equal thieves
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Who steals the goods and who when stolen receives
DMI number:
30359

22. Exact not from a poor man though thy right

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Exact not from a poor man though thy right
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A debt with rigour to the utmost mite
DMI number:
30339

23. First honour god and next thy parents too

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First honour god and next thy parents too
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And deal to all men their peculiar due
DMI number:
30307

24. First to the gods thy humble homage pay

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First to the gods thy humble homage pay
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And teach thy feet her heavenly paths to tread
Author:
Nicholas Rowe (Absolute)
DMI number:
30250

25. For favour wrest not judgment nor reject

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For favour wrest not judgment nor reject
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If ever thou judgest wrong a judge of thee
DMI number:
30308

26. From the twelfth day of may

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From the twelfth day of may
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Of running streams which to the eastward glide
DMI number:
23477

27. Happy the house the goods whereof excel

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Happy the house the goods whereof excel
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When the owner's godly and those gotten well
DMI number:
41992

28. Good husbandmen must labour in the field

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Good husbandmen must labour in the field
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And must keep touch or crack and run away
DMI number:
23490

29. He that would know how minutes steal away

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He that would know how minutes steal away
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Proclaims our lives' short span in their swift speed
DMI number:
41908

30. He that would thrive

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He that would thrive
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May lie till seven
DMI number:
23480