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The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.
The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.
Think nought a trifle, though it small appear;
Small sands the mountain, moments make the year,
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Think nought a trifle, though it small appear;
Small sands the mountain, moments make the year,
And trifles life.
(They are unknown) because they had no bard to sing their praises.
(They are unknown) because they had no bard to sing their praises.
Marry your sonne when you will; your daughter when you can.
Marry your sonne when you will; your daughter when you can.
Proverbs like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary
of the intuitions.
Proverbs like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary
of the intuitions.
God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.
God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.
A journying woman speakes much of all, and all of her.
A journying woman speakes much of all, and all of her.
He will burne his house, to warme his hands.
He will burne his house, to warme his hands.