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The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale.
The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale.
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
A creature not too bright nor good
For human nature's daily food.
A creature not too bright nor good
For human nature's daily food.
Young in limbs, in judgment old.
Young in limbs, in judgment old.
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.
All feete tread not in one shoe.
All feete tread not in one shoe.
No naked man is sought after to be rifled.
No naked man is sought after to be rifled.
And yet your fair discourse hath been as sugar,
Making the hard way sweet and delectable.
And yet your fair discourse hath been as sugar,
Making the hard way sweet and delectable.
