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He that will do thee a good turne, either he will be gon or dye.
He that will do thee a good turne, either he will be gon or dye.
Perversnes makes one squint ey'd.
Perversnes makes one squint ey'd.
Without businesse debauchery.
Without businesse debauchery.
Here, or nowhere, is the thing we seek.
Here, or nowhere, is the thing we seek.
That pleasure which can be safely indulged in is the least
inviting.
That pleasure which can be safely indulged in is the least
inviting.
Kings play the fool, and the people suffer for it.
Kings play the fool, and the people suffer for it.
Were it not for the bone in the legge, all the world would turne
Carpenters (to make them crutches).
Were it not for the bone in the legge, all the world would turne
Carpenters (to make them crutches).
He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.
He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.
How calm, how beautiful comes on
The stilly hour, when storms are gone!
When warring winds have read more
How calm, how beautiful comes on
The stilly hour, when storms are gone!
When warring winds have died away,
And clouds, beneath the glancing ray,
Melt off, and leave the land and sea
Sleeping in bright tranquillity.