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To pluck the vicious quitch
Of blood and custom wholly out of him,
And make all clean read more
To pluck the vicious quitch
Of blood and custom wholly out of him,
And make all clean and plant himself afresh.
Bee not a Baker, if your head be of butter.
Bee not a Baker, if your head be of butter.
The mother endures with greater courage the loss of one out many
children, than she who, in her tears, read more
The mother endures with greater courage the loss of one out many
children, than she who, in her tears, exclaims, "Thou wast my
only one!"
If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries,
I would give no man a reason upon compulsion.
If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries,
I would give no man a reason upon compulsion.
Handsome features are a silent recommendation.
Handsome features are a silent recommendation.
He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
The charges of building and making of gardens are unknowne.
The charges of building and making of gardens are unknowne.
He that will do thee a good turne, either he will be gon or dye.
He that will do thee a good turne, either he will be gon or dye.
