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The price never stood in the way of her inclination.
The price never stood in the way of her inclination.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you
bee drowned.
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you
bee drowned.
As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him read more
As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him to think what kind of bird it is,
That sings so delicately clear, and make
Conjecture of the plumage and the form.
He that hopes not for good, feares not evill.
He that hopes not for good, feares not evill.
The bowl dispels corroding cares.
The bowl dispels corroding cares.
Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
Light may come where all looks darkest,
Hope hath life, when life seems o'er.
Light may come where all looks darkest,
Hope hath life, when life seems o'er.
Nature abhors a vacuum.
[Fr., Natura abhorret vacuum.]
Nature abhors a vacuum.
[Fr., Natura abhorret vacuum.]
