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The body is more drest then the soule.
The body is more drest then the soule.
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.
What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.
A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.
A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.
The more thou stir it the worse it will be.
The more thou stir it the worse it will be.
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so
will pains.
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so
will pains.
Favours out of place I regard as positive injuries.
Favours out of place I regard as positive injuries.
Mystery magnifies danger, as the fog does the sun.
Mystery magnifies danger, as the fog does the sun.
Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the
unfortunate.
Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the
unfortunate.
