Maxioms by George Herbert
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40,
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He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40,
nor wise at 50, will never bee handsome, strong, rich, or wise.
The Sundaies of man's life,
Thredded together on time's string,
Make bracelets to adorn the wife
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The Sundaies of man's life,
Thredded together on time's string,
Make bracelets to adorn the wife
Of the eternal, glorious King.
On Sunday heaven's gates stand ope;
Blessings are plentiful and rife.
More plentiful than hope.
In an hundred elles of contention, there is not an inch of love.
In an hundred elles of contention, there is not an inch of love.
The child saies nothing, but what it heard by the fire.
The child saies nothing, but what it heard by the fire.
