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Nothing dries sooner then a teare.
Nothing dries sooner then a teare.
The reasons of the poore weigh not.
The reasons of the poore weigh not.
A man may cry, Church! Church! at ev'ry word,
With no pore piety than other people--
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A man may cry, Church! Church! at ev'ry word,
With no pore piety than other people--
A daw's not reckoned a religious bird
Because it keeps a-cawing from a steeple.
Our praises are our wages.
Our praises are our wages.
Some men plant an opinion they seem to erradicate.
Some men plant an opinion they seem to erradicate.
What one day gives us, another takes away from us.
What one day gives us, another takes away from us.
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
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Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
Ride more than thou goest,
Learn more than thou trowest,
Set less than thou throwest;
Leave thy drink and thy whore,
And keep in-a-door,
And thou shalt have more
Than two tens to a score.
One flower makes no garland.
One flower makes no garland.
