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You may bring a horse to the river, but he will drinke when and
what he pleaseth.
You may bring a horse to the river, but he will drinke when and
what he pleaseth.
They appear but here and there swimming in the vasty deep. [The
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They appear but here and there swimming in the vasty deep. [The
portions of some books really worth notice are few and far
between.]
Learned or unlearned we all must be scribbling.
Learned or unlearned we all must be scribbling.
Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.
Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.
Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,
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Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,
And the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks;
Arm it in rags, a pygmy's straw does pierce it.
Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.
Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.
The cause ceasing, the effect ceases also.
The cause ceasing, the effect ceases also.
Love's mind of judgment rarely hath a taste:
Wings and no eyes figure unheedy haste.
Love's mind of judgment rarely hath a taste:
Wings and no eyes figure unheedy haste.
Good newes may bee told at any time, but ill in the morning.
Good newes may bee told at any time, but ill in the morning.
