The remedy is worse than the disease.

The remedy is worse than the disease.

What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?

What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?

A pleasant traveling companion helps us on our journey as much as
a carriage.

A pleasant traveling companion helps us on our journey as much as
a carriage.

'Tis gone: a thousand such have slipt
Away from my embraces:
And fallen into the dusty crypt
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'Tis gone: a thousand such have slipt
Away from my embraces:
And fallen into the dusty crypt
Of darken'd forms and faces.

Idleness induces caprice.

Idleness induces caprice.

The habitual living in prosperity is most injurious.

The habitual living in prosperity is most injurious.

Her voice was ever soft,
Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman.

Her voice was ever soft,
Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman.

Musick helps not the tooth-ach.

Musick helps not the tooth-ach.

The Jewes spend at Easter, the Moors at marriages, the Christians
in sutes.

The Jewes spend at Easter, the Moors at marriages, the Christians
in sutes.