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With emptie hands men may no haukes lure.
With emptie hands men may no haukes lure.
He who would not be indolent, let him fall in love.
He who would not be indolent, let him fall in love.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
A wise man needes not blush for changing his purpose.
A wise man needes not blush for changing his purpose.
He who leaves a fault unpunished invites crime.
He who leaves a fault unpunished invites crime.
No Church-yard is so handsom, that a man would desire straight to
bee buried there.
No Church-yard is so handsom, that a man would desire straight to
bee buried there.
Some flowers of Eden ye yet inherit,
But the trail of the serpent is over them all.
Some flowers of Eden ye yet inherit,
But the trail of the serpent is over them all.
The Frier preached against stealing, and had a goose in his
sleeve.
[The Friar preached against stealing, and read more
The Frier preached against stealing, and had a goose in his
sleeve.
[The Friar preached against stealing, and had a goose in his
sleeve.]
It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters read more
It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters on which we should be silent.
