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Every thing is of use to a houskeeper.
Every thing is of use to a houskeeper.
Speake not of a dead man at the table.
Speake not of a dead man at the table.
Let never maiden think, however fair,
She is not fairer in new clothes than old.
Let never maiden think, however fair,
She is not fairer in new clothes than old.
Man naturally yearns for novelty.
Man naturally yearns for novelty.
Thornes whiten yet doe nothing.
Thornes whiten yet doe nothing.
Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of read more
Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of mettle,
And it soft as silk remains.
'Tis the same with common natures,
Use 'em kindly, they rebel;
But, be rough as nutmeg-graters,
And the rogues obey you well.
The charges of building and making of gardens are unknowne.
The charges of building and making of gardens are unknowne.
There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four
which I know not:
The way read more
There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four
which I know not:
The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock;
the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man
with a maid.
Hee will spend a whole yeares rent at one meales meate.
Hee will spend a whole yeares rent at one meales meate.