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Good newes may bee told at any time, but ill in the morning.
Good newes may bee told at any time, but ill in the morning.
As fierce as hell, or fiercer still,
A woman piqued who has her will.
As fierce as hell, or fiercer still,
A woman piqued who has her will.
To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
We neglect those things which are under our very eyes, and
heedless of things within our grasp, pursue those read more
We neglect those things which are under our very eyes, and
heedless of things within our grasp, pursue those which are afar
off.
The crow bewailes the sheepe, and then eates it.
The crow bewailes the sheepe, and then eates it.
O, what a world of vile ill-favored faults
Looks handsome in three hundred pounds a year.
O, what a world of vile ill-favored faults
Looks handsome in three hundred pounds a year.
Behind the clouds is the sun still shining.
Behind the clouds is the sun still shining.
But that old man, who is lord of the broad estate and the hall,
Dropped off gorged from a read more
But that old man, who is lord of the broad estate and the hall,
Dropped off gorged from a scheme which left us flaccid and
drained.
A fair face may hide a foul heart.
A fair face may hide a foul heart.
