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Trust not him that hath once broken faith.
Trust not him that hath once broken faith.
The child saies nothing, but what it heard by the fire.
The child saies nothing, but what it heard by the fire.
Gloriously false. [Like Rahab.]
Gloriously false. [Like Rahab.]
When clouds are seen, wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall, then winter is at hand;
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When clouds are seen, wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall, then winter is at hand;
When the sun sets, who doth not look for night?
Untimely storms makes men expect a dearth.
To pluck the vicious quitch
Of blood and custom wholly out of him,
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To pluck the vicious quitch
Of blood and custom wholly out of him,
And make all clean and plant himself afresh.
To gaine teacheth how to spend.
To gaine teacheth how to spend.
Hee that goes to bed thirsty riseth healthy.
[He that goes to bed thirsty rises healthy.]
Hee that goes to bed thirsty riseth healthy.
[He that goes to bed thirsty rises healthy.]
Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
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Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
Of all the wonders that I yet have heard.
It seems to me most strange that men should fear,
Seeing that death, a necessary end,
Will come when it will come.
And with them words of so sweet breath composed
As made the things more rich.
And with them words of so sweet breath composed
As made the things more rich.