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When God will, no winde but brings raine.
When God will, no winde but brings raine.
Play with a foole at home, and he will play with you in the
market.
Play with a foole at home, and he will play with you in the
market.
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
Whose wit in the combat as gentle as bright
Ne'er carried a heartstain away on its blade.
Whose wit in the combat as gentle as bright
Ne'er carried a heartstain away on its blade.
Who backs his rigid Sabbath, so to speak,
Against the wicked remnant of the week."
Who backs his rigid Sabbath, so to speak,
Against the wicked remnant of the week."
Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.
Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.
It takes much from the account, to which his sin doth amount.
It takes much from the account, to which his sin doth amount.
The March sunne raises but dissolves not.
The March sunne raises but dissolves not.
Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
