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A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt.
A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt.
Every sound alarms. [A guilty conscience.]
Every sound alarms. [A guilty conscience.]
Civill Wars of France made a million of Atheists, and 30000
Witches.
Civill Wars of France made a million of Atheists, and 30000
Witches.
The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.
The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.
An oath that is not to bee made is not to be kept.
An oath that is not to bee made is not to be kept.
It's an ill councell that hath no escape.
It's an ill councell that hath no escape.
Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged.
Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged.
The word "impossible" is not in my dictionary.
The word "impossible" is not in my dictionary.
Though you rise early, yet the day comes at his time, and not
till then.
Though you rise early, yet the day comes at his time, and not
till then.
