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Well may hee smell fire, whose gowne burnes.
[Well may he smell fire, whose gown burns.]
Well may hee smell fire, whose gowne burnes.
[Well may he smell fire, whose gown burns.]
Never had ill workeman good tooles.
Never had ill workeman good tooles.
What is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.
What is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.
Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.
Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.
Envy will merit as its shade pursue,
But like a shadow, proves the substance true.
Envy will merit as its shade pursue,
But like a shadow, proves the substance true.
Peace, and Patience, and death with repentance.
Peace, and Patience, and death with repentance.
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with
all thy getting get understanding.
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with
all thy getting get understanding.
Who could tell such a story with dry eyes?
Who could tell such a story with dry eyes?
What he has is of no more use to the miser than that which he has
not.
What he has is of no more use to the miser than that which he has
not.