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Providence is better then a rent.
Providence is better then a rent.
To buy deare is not bounty.
To buy deare is not bounty.
To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the read more
To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the nation;
Sure John and I are more than quit.
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Some evils are cured by contempt.
Some evils are cured by contempt.
Haste is slow.
[Lat., Festinatio tarda est.]
Haste is slow.
[Lat., Festinatio tarda est.]
He that is fallen cannot helpe him that is downe.
He that is fallen cannot helpe him that is downe.
Let the poor man mind his tongue.
Let the poor man mind his tongue.
Thoughts shut up want air,
And spoil like bales unopen'd to the sun.
Thoughts shut up want air,
And spoil like bales unopen'd to the sun.
