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Hee is a foole that thinks not that another thinks.
Hee is a foole that thinks not that another thinks.
That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with
delight.
That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with
delight.
As Love and I late harbour'd in one inn,
With proverbs thus each other entertain;
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As Love and I late harbour'd in one inn,
With proverbs thus each other entertain;
"In love there is no lack," thus I begin;
"Fair words make fools," replieth he again;
"Who spares to speak doth spare to speed," quoth I;
"As well," saith he, "too forward as too slow";
"Fortune assists the boldest," I reply;
"A hasty man," quote he, "ne'er wanted woe";
"Labour is light where love," quote I, "doth pay";
"Light burden's heavy, if far borne";
Quoth I, "The main lost, cast the by away";
"Y'have spun a fair thread," he replies in scorn.
And having thus awhile each other thwarted
Fools as we met, so fools again we parted.
Dally not with mony or women.
Dally not with mony or women.
The blind eate many a flie.
The blind eate many a flie.
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might.
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might.
Come, we burn daylight, ho!
Nay, that's not so.
I mean, sir, in delay
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Come, we burn daylight, ho!
Nay, that's not so.
I mean, sir, in delay
We waste our lights in vain, like lamps by day.
Common report is not always wrong.
Common report is not always wrong.
Where you thinke there is bacon, there is no Chimney.
Where you thinke there is bacon, there is no Chimney.