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Give a clowne your finger, and he will take your hand.
Give a clowne your finger, and he will take your hand.
Of a new Prince, new bondage.
Of a new Prince, new bondage.
So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.
So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them,
And if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them,
And if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces.
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
Pleasant is the recollection of dangers past.
Pleasant is the recollection of dangers past.
These are the evils which result from gossiping habits.
These are the evils which result from gossiping habits.
One houres sleepe before midnight is worth three after.
[One hour's sleep before midnight is worth three after.]
One houres sleepe before midnight is worth three after.
[One hour's sleep before midnight is worth three after.]
