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43. That inconveniences ought to be regarded to beforehand.
To wait for crosses, that may happen, isThe meane whereby to beare them easily;
They not being much unlike the Cockatrice,
Which, if fore-seene by us, dyes instantly:
While unexpected misadventures kill
Joy in the breed, and tyrannize the will.
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