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If the old dog barke he gives counsell.
If the old dog barke he gives counsell.
No mortal man is wise at all times.
No mortal man is wise at all times.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
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Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
And bitter shame hath spoiled the sweet world's taste,
That it yields nought but shame and bitterness.
Conversation makes one what he is.
Conversation makes one what he is.
Who eates his cock alone must saddle his horse alone.
Who eates his cock alone must saddle his horse alone.
The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.
The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
