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A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors.
A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors.
The Bathe of the Blackamoor hath sworne not to whiten.
The Bathe of the Blackamoor hath sworne not to whiten.
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
Criticks are like brushers of Noblemens cloaths.
Criticks are like brushers of Noblemens cloaths.
Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves.
Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves.
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
