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He that preacheth giveth almes.
He that preacheth giveth almes.
This is truth the poet sings,
That a sorrow's crown of sorrows is remembering happier things.
This is truth the poet sings,
That a sorrow's crown of sorrows is remembering happier things.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
The crow bewailes the sheepe, and then eates it.
The crow bewailes the sheepe, and then eates it.
The Germans wit is in his fingers.
The Germans wit is in his fingers.
The orange that is too hard squeezed yields a bitter juice.
The orange that is too hard squeezed yields a bitter juice.
She loved me for the dangers I had passed,
And I loved her for having pitied them.
She loved me for the dangers I had passed,
And I loved her for having pitied them.
Gloriously false. [Like Rahab.]
Gloriously false. [Like Rahab.]
All soils are not fertile.
All soils are not fertile.