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After a bad harvest sow again. [Yield not to difficulties.]
After a bad harvest sow again. [Yield not to difficulties.]
The sense of death is most in apprehension.
The sense of death is most in apprehension.
God made the country, and man made the town.
God made the country, and man made the town.
Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.
Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.
Neither head, nor feet. [Referring to anything very intricate.]
Neither head, nor feet. [Referring to anything very intricate.]
'Tis not long after
But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve,
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'Tis not long after
But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve,
For daws to peck at.
Hee that lookes not before, finds himselfe behind.
Hee that lookes not before, finds himselfe behind.
Far from gay cities and the ways of men.
Far from gay cities and the ways of men.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
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Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
And bitter shame hath spoiled the sweet world's taste,
That it yields nought but shame and bitterness.