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Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the
Dead (i.e. books).
He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the
Dead (i.e. books).
What your glasse telles you, will not be told by Councell.
What your glasse telles you, will not be told by Councell.
He that pitties another, remembers himselfe.
He that pitties another, remembers himselfe.
When in good health we easily give good advice to the sick.
When in good health we easily give good advice to the sick.
We do pray for mercy,
And that same prayer doth teach us all to render
The deeds read more
We do pray for mercy,
And that same prayer doth teach us all to render
The deeds of mercy.
Step after step the ladder is ascended.
Step after step the ladder is ascended.
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in read more
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong.
Was everything by starts, and nothing long;
But in the course of one revolving moon,
Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon.
It is better to have wings then hornes.
It is better to have wings then hornes.
