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Great strokes make not sweete musick.
Great strokes make not sweete musick.
The bird that hath been limed in a bush
With trembling wing misdoubteth every bush.
The bird that hath been limed in a bush
With trembling wing misdoubteth every bush.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
Relaxation should at times be given to the mind, the better to
fit it for toil when resumed.
Relaxation should at times be given to the mind, the better to
fit it for toil when resumed.
Gentility is nothing but Ancient Riches.
Gentility is nothing but Ancient Riches.
Silkes and Satins put out the fire in the chimney.
Silkes and Satins put out the fire in the chimney.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
Miseries of which I was an eye witness and in which I took a
chief part.
Miseries of which I was an eye witness and in which I took a
chief part.
Beauty drawes more then oxen.
Beauty drawes more then oxen.
