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Where there is no honour, there is no griefe.
Where there is no honour, there is no griefe.
Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.
Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.
A well-bred youth neither speakes of himselfe, nor being spoken
to is silent.
A well-bred youth neither speakes of himselfe, nor being spoken
to is silent.
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy read more
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy took its wing;
I sat, but neither heard nor saw.
One foote is better then two crutches.
One foote is better then two crutches.
'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
As you sow, so shall you also reap.
As you sow, so shall you also reap.
No man ought to be twice tried for the same offence.
No man ought to be twice tried for the same offence.
We hold our greyhound in our hand,
Our falcon on our glove;
But where shall we find read more
We hold our greyhound in our hand,
Our falcon on our glove;
But where shall we find leash, or band,
For dame that loves to rove?
