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Fast bind, fast find--
A proverb never stale in thrifty mind.
Fast bind, fast find--
A proverb never stale in thrifty mind.
Beauty is but a flower,
Which wrinkles will devour.
Beauty is but a flower,
Which wrinkles will devour.
Warre and Physicke are governed by the eye.
Warre and Physicke are governed by the eye.
They appear but here and there swimming in the vasty deep. [The
portions of some books really worth notice read more
They appear but here and there swimming in the vasty deep. [The
portions of some books really worth notice are few and far
between.]
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
I wept when I was borne, and every day shewes why.
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I wept when I was borne, and every day shewes why.
[I wept when I was born and every day explains why.]
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
Every tub must stand upon its bottom.
Every tub must stand upon its bottom.
