That least pleases us which is most urged on us.

That least pleases us which is most urged on us.

A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.

A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.

No check, no stay this streamlet fears:
How merrily it goes!
'Twill murmur on a thousand years,
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No check, no stay this streamlet fears:
How merrily it goes!
'Twill murmur on a thousand years,
And flow as now it flows.

A house and a woman sute excellently.

A house and a woman sute excellently.

Time shall unfold what plaited cunning hides.

Time shall unfold what plaited cunning hides.

The best mirrour is an old friend.

The best mirrour is an old friend.

Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.

Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.

Nothing is difficult in the eyes of a lover.

Nothing is difficult in the eyes of a lover.

And, oftentimes, excusing of a fault,
Doth make the fault the worse by the excuse.

And, oftentimes, excusing of a fault,
Doth make the fault the worse by the excuse.