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The heart-sick faintness of the hope delayed!
The heart-sick faintness of the hope delayed!
His golden locks time hath to silver turned,
O time too swift! O swiftness never ceasing!
His read more
His golden locks time hath to silver turned,
O time too swift! O swiftness never ceasing!
His youth 'gainst Time and Age hath ever spurned,
But spurned in vain! Youth waneth by increasing.
Ill blows the wind that profits nobody.
Ill blows the wind that profits nobody.
It often happens, that misery will follow a marriage when the
dowry is too large.
It often happens, that misery will follow a marriage when the
dowry is too large.
Sweet is revenge--especially to women.
Sweet is revenge--especially to women.
Corne is cleaned with winde, and the soule with chastnings.
Corne is cleaned with winde, and the soule with chastnings.
One paire of eares drawes dry an hundred tongues.
One paire of eares drawes dry an hundred tongues.
Pry not into the affairs of others, and keep secret that which
has been entrusted to you, though sorely read more
Pry not into the affairs of others, and keep secret that which
has been entrusted to you, though sorely tempted by wine and
passion.
The great would have none great and the little all little.
The great would have none great and the little all little.
