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Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
The hard gives more then he that hath nothing.
The hard gives more then he that hath nothing.
Make good use of your time, it flies fast.
Make good use of your time, it flies fast.
In sports and journeys men are knowne.
In sports and journeys men are knowne.
Alas, by what trivial causes is greatness overthrown!
Alas, by what trivial causes is greatness overthrown!
Take care of the halfpence and pence, and the shillings and
pounds will take care of themselves.
Take care of the halfpence and pence, and the shillings and
pounds will take care of themselves.
She never told her love,
But let concealment, like a worm i' th' bud,
Feed on her read more
She never told her love,
But let concealment, like a worm i' th' bud,
Feed on her damask cheek. She pined in thought;
And, with a green and yellow melancholy,
She sat like Patience on a monument,
Smiling at grief.
Craft against craft makes no living.
Craft against craft makes no living.
It is said that the propriety even of old Cato often yielded to
the exciting influence of the grape.
It is said that the propriety even of old Cato often yielded to
the exciting influence of the grape.
