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Nature made the fields and man the cities.
Nature made the fields and man the cities.
Every one is witty for his owne purpose.
Every one is witty for his owne purpose.
Worship and birth to me are known
By look, by bearing, and by tone,
Not by furred read more
Worship and birth to me are known
By look, by bearing, and by tone,
Not by furred robe, or broidered zone.
If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
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If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
May go to whoop and holloa.
You may bring a horse to the river, but he will drinke when and
what he pleaseth.
You may bring a horse to the river, but he will drinke when and
what he pleaseth.
Some innocents 'scape not the thunderbolt.
Some innocents 'scape not the thunderbolt.
A pittifull looke askes enough.
A pittifull looke askes enough.
When the tree is fallen, all goe with their hatchet.
When the tree is fallen, all goe with their hatchet.
The pain
Remembrance gives, when the fix'd dart
Is stirred thus in the wound again.
The pain
Remembrance gives, when the fix'd dart
Is stirred thus in the wound again.
