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Like St. George, always in his saddle, never on his way.
- Clement Walker,
Like St. George, always in his saddle, never on his way.
- Clement Walker,
Take heed of a young wench, a prophetesse, and a Lattin bred
woman.
Take heed of a young wench, a prophetesse, and a Lattin bred
woman.
Men of different tastes have different pursuits.
Men of different tastes have different pursuits.
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
Vertue now is in herbs and stones and words onely.
Vertue now is in herbs and stones and words onely.
The eyes see not what is before them when the mind is intent on
other matters.
The eyes see not what is before them when the mind is intent on
other matters.
Nothing is so intolerable as a woman with a long purse.
Nothing is so intolerable as a woman with a long purse.
His essences turn the live air sick.
His essences turn the live air sick.
But what avail'd this temperance, not complete
Against another object more enticing?
But what avail'd this temperance, not complete
Against another object more enticing?
