Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it?

Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it?

The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel.

The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel.

Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.

Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.

To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a read more

To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a weak mind.]

He that burnes most shines most.

He that burnes most shines most.

Hee that is in a towne in May loseth his spring.

Hee that is in a towne in May loseth his spring.

Set good against evill.
[Set good against evil.]

Set good against evill.
[Set good against evil.]

We may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
And lose by over-running.

We may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
And lose by over-running.

Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turn'd,
Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.

Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turn'd,
Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.