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I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.
I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.
Reckon right, and February hath one and thirty daies.
Reckon right, and February hath one and thirty daies.
Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.
Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.
There is a certain kind of pleasure in weeping.
There is a certain kind of pleasure in weeping.
A great ship askes deepe waters.
[A great ship asks deep waters.]
A great ship askes deepe waters.
[A great ship asks deep waters.]
Manie things are lost for want of asking.
Manie things are lost for want of asking.
Hee that's fed at anothers hand may stay long ere he be full.
Hee that's fed at anothers hand may stay long ere he be full.
She nourishes the poison in her veins and is consumed by a secret
fire.
She nourishes the poison in her veins and is consumed by a secret
fire.
It is best to know the worst at once.
It is best to know the worst at once.