George Herbert

I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]

I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]

To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.

To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.

He that passeth a winters day escapes an enemy.

He that passeth a winters day escapes an enemy.

Less at thine own things laugh; lest in the jest
Thy person share, and the conceit advance,
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Less at thine own things laugh; lest in the jest
Thy person share, and the conceit advance,
Make not thy sport abuses: for the fly
That feeds on dung is colored thereby.

He that looseth is Marchant as well as he that gaines.

He that looseth is Marchant as well as he that gaines.