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A word spoken in due season, how good is it!
A word spoken in due season, how good is it!
Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
Thinke of ease, but worke on.
Thinke of ease, but worke on.
The quarrels of lovers lead but to the renewal of love.
The quarrels of lovers lead but to the renewal of love.
Hee that gives thee a bone, would not have thee die.
Hee that gives thee a bone, would not have thee die.
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
As the honey of Hybla, my old lad of the castle--and is not a
buff jerkin in a most read more
As the honey of Hybla, my old lad of the castle--and is not a
buff jerkin in a most sweet robe of durance?
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
