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Love askes faith, and faith firmenesse.
Love askes faith, and faith firmenesse.
Good hay, sweet hay, hath no fellow.
Good hay, sweet hay, hath no fellow.
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a read more
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a feather of his own,
Wherewith he wont to soar so high.
Ask but enough, and you may lower the price as you list.
Ask but enough, and you may lower the price as you list.
I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop read more
I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop a little from her hand,
Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves,
And with a silk thread plucks it back again.
Man's extremity is God's opportunity.
Man's extremity is God's opportunity.
The ears that gape after secrets retain not faithfully what is
entrusted to them.
The ears that gape after secrets retain not faithfully what is
entrusted to them.
No wicked man knows happiness, and least of all the seducer of
others.
No wicked man knows happiness, and least of all the seducer of
others.
