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He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]
He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]
To whirle the eyes too much shewes a Kites braine.
To whirle the eyes too much shewes a Kites braine.
Savage bears agree with one another.
Savage bears agree with one another.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
Consider an enemy may become a friend.
Consider an enemy may become a friend.
A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.
A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
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Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
Ride more than thou goest,
Learn more than thou trowest,
Set less than thou throwest;
Leave thy drink and thy whore,
And keep in-a-door,
And thou shalt have more
Than two tens to a score.
Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the read more
Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the garden wall.
