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Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
Castles are Forrests of stones.
Castles are Forrests of stones.
Young in limbs, in judgment old.
Young in limbs, in judgment old.
Who that has reason, and his smell,
Would not among roses and jasmin dwell?
Who that has reason, and his smell,
Would not among roses and jasmin dwell?
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
The more violent the storm the sooner it is over.
The more violent the storm the sooner it is over.
Chuse not an house neere an lnne (viz. for noise) or in a corner
(for filth).
Chuse not an house neere an lnne (viz. for noise) or in a corner
(for filth).
Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.
Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.
