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It costs more to doe ill then to doe well.
It costs more to doe ill then to doe well.
He puls with a long rope, that waits for anothers death.
He puls with a long rope, that waits for anothers death.
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
As Love and I late harbour'd in one inn,
With proverbs thus each other entertain;
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As Love and I late harbour'd in one inn,
With proverbs thus each other entertain;
"In love there is no lack," thus I begin;
"Fair words make fools," replieth he again;
"Who spares to speak doth spare to speed," quoth I;
"As well," saith he, "too forward as too slow";
"Fortune assists the boldest," I reply;
"A hasty man," quote he, "ne'er wanted woe";
"Labour is light where love," quote I, "doth pay";
"Light burden's heavy, if far borne";
Quoth I, "The main lost, cast the by away";
"Y'have spun a fair thread," he replies in scorn.
And having thus awhile each other thwarted
Fools as we met, so fools again we parted.
The beades in the Hand, and the Divell in Capuch (or cape of the
cloak).
The beades in the Hand, and the Divell in Capuch (or cape of the
cloak).
Hee that is throwne would ever wrestle.
Hee that is throwne would ever wrestle.
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful.
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful.
Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle.
Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle.
Three things are men most likely to be cheated in, a horse, a
wig, and a wife.
Three things are men most likely to be cheated in, a horse, a
wig, and a wife.
