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Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
As with a little girl playing with her nurse, the toy which she
eagerly sought she soon tires of read more
As with a little girl playing with her nurse, the toy which she
eagerly sought she soon tires of and discards.
Behind the clouds is the sun still shining.
Behind the clouds is the sun still shining.
Fine dressing is a foule house swept before the doores.
Fine dressing is a foule house swept before the doores.
It's an ill councell that hath no escape.
It's an ill councell that hath no escape.
There are games in which it is better to lose than win.
There are games in which it is better to lose than win.
A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar.
A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar.
The life of man is a winter way.
The life of man is a winter way.
Employ thy time well if thou meanest to get leisure.
Employ thy time well if thou meanest to get leisure.
