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How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
And yet your fair discourse hath been as sugar,
Making the hard way sweet and delectable.
And yet your fair discourse hath been as sugar,
Making the hard way sweet and delectable.
First come, first served.
First come, first served.
It is a disgrace to say one thing and think another; but how much
more disgraceful to write one read more
It is a disgrace to say one thing and think another; but how much
more disgraceful to write one thing and think another!
Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
Want of pluck shows want of blood.
Want of pluck shows want of blood.
Who will sell the Cow, must say the word.
Who will sell the Cow, must say the word.
Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
Waight and measure take away strife.
Waight and measure take away strife.
