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A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors.
A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors.
But man, proud man,
Drest in a little brief authority,--
Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven
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But man, proud man,
Drest in a little brief authority,--
Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven
As make the angels weep.
Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.
Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.
Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end.
Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end.
. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
Clean hands are better than full ones in the sight of God.
Clean hands are better than full ones in the sight of God.
Hee that labours and thrives spins gold.
Hee that labours and thrives spins gold.