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The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
Ships feare fire more then water.
Ships feare fire more then water.
Gold! gold! gold! gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold!
Gold! gold! gold! gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold!
Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.
Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.
When the mischief is done the door is shut.
When the mischief is done the door is shut.
The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.
The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.
Subtlety set a trap and caught itself.
Subtlety set a trap and caught itself.
Between the businesse of life and the day of death, a space ought
to be interposed.
Between the businesse of life and the day of death, a space ought
to be interposed.
Let but the hours of idleness cease, and the bow of Cupid will
become broken and his torch extinguished.
Let but the hours of idleness cease, and the bow of Cupid will
become broken and his torch extinguished.