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While gripinge grefes ye hart would wounde,
And dolefulle domps ye mynde oppresse,
There musicke with her read more
While gripinge grefes ye hart would wounde,
And dolefulle domps ye mynde oppresse,
There musicke with her silver sound,
Is wont with spede to send redresse.
Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt,
Since riches point to misery and contempt?
Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt,
Since riches point to misery and contempt?
Unless your works lead to profit, vain is your glory in them.
Unless your works lead to profit, vain is your glory in them.
Before you make a friend, eate a bushell of salt with him.
[Before you make a friend, eat a read more
Before you make a friend, eate a bushell of salt with him.
[Before you make a friend, eat a bushel of salt with him.]
What is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.
What is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.
For use almost can change the stamp of nature.
For use almost can change the stamp of nature.
Coming events cast their shadows before.
Coming events cast their shadows before.
A great fortune enslaves its owner.
A great fortune enslaves its owner.
In the mouth of a bad dog fals often a good bone.
In the mouth of a bad dog fals often a good bone.
