Forbeare not sowing because of birds.

Forbeare not sowing because of birds.

But man, proud man,
Drest in a little brief authority,--
Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven
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But man, proud man,
Drest in a little brief authority,--
Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven
As make the angels weep.

A word spoken in due season, how good is it!

A word spoken in due season, how good is it!

Nothing pleases which is not freshened by variety.

Nothing pleases which is not freshened by variety.

Thou wear a lion's hide! doff it for shame,
And hang a calf's skin on those recreant limbs.

Thou wear a lion's hide! doff it for shame,
And hang a calf's skin on those recreant limbs.

When the Foxe preacheth, beware geese.

When the Foxe preacheth, beware geese.

Dreading that climax of all earthly ills,
The inflammation of his weekly bills.

Dreading that climax of all earthly ills,
The inflammation of his weekly bills.

The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.

The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.

The ofspring of those that are very young, or very old, lasts
not.

The ofspring of those that are very young, or very old, lasts
not.