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He is onely bright that shines by himselfe.
He is onely bright that shines by himselfe.
It is engendered in the eyes;
By gazing fed; and fancy dies
In the cradle where it read more
It is engendered in the eyes;
By gazing fed; and fancy dies
In the cradle where it lies.
Life without a friend is death without a witnesse.
Life without a friend is death without a witnesse.
Of all smells, bread: of all tasts, salt.
Of all smells, bread: of all tasts, salt.
Two ill meales make the third a glutton.
Two ill meales make the third a glutton.
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him
chasteneth him betimes.
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him
chasteneth him betimes.
A man may cry, Church! Church! at ev'ry word,
With no pore piety than other people--
A read more
A man may cry, Church! Church! at ev'ry word,
With no pore piety than other people--
A daw's not reckoned a religious bird
Because it keeps a-cawing from a steeple.
The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.
The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.
There should be no strife with the vanquished or the dead.
There should be no strife with the vanquished or the dead.
