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Give a clowne your finger, and he will take your hand.
Give a clowne your finger, and he will take your hand.
A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.
A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.
Learne weeping, and thou shalt laugh gayning.
Learne weeping, and thou shalt laugh gayning.
While gripinge grefes ye hart would wounde,
And dolefulle domps ye mynde oppresse,
There musicke with her read more
While gripinge grefes ye hart would wounde,
And dolefulle domps ye mynde oppresse,
There musicke with her silver sound,
Is wont with spede to send redresse.
What lies concealed is unknown; there can be no desire for what
is not known.
What lies concealed is unknown; there can be no desire for what
is not known.
How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
Manners with Fortunes, Humours turn with Climes,
Tenets with Books, and Principles with Times.
Manners with Fortunes, Humours turn with Climes,
Tenets with Books, and Principles with Times.
At Length the Fox turnes Monk.
At Length the Fox turnes Monk.
He that burnes most shines most.
He that burnes most shines most.