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He cannot be vertuous that is not rigorous.
He cannot be vertuous that is not rigorous.
Pull downe your hatt on the winds side.
Pull downe your hatt on the winds side.
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on,
And doves will peck in safeguard of their brood.
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on,
And doves will peck in safeguard of their brood.
Whether goest, griefe? where I am wont.
Whether goest, griefe? where I am wont.
The more the eggs, the worse the hatch,
The more the fish, the worse the catch.
The more the eggs, the worse the hatch,
The more the fish, the worse the catch.
Farre shooting never kild bird.
Farre shooting never kild bird.
Alas! sir,
In what have I offended you? What cause
Hath my behaviour given to your displeasure?
Alas! sir,
In what have I offended you? What cause
Hath my behaviour given to your displeasure?
God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.
God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.
Who hath no head, needes no heart.
Who hath no head, needes no heart.
