As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.

As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.

Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
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Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
And some condemned for a fault alone.

Many a smale maketh a grate.

Many a smale maketh a grate.

In the kingdome of blind men the one ey'd is king.
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In the kingdome of blind men the one ey'd is king.
[In the kingdom of blind men the one eyed is king.]

A stone in a well is not lost.

A stone in a well is not lost.

I tell the tale as it was told to me.

I tell the tale as it was told to me.

Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?

Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?

A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in read more

A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong.
Was everything by starts, and nothing long;
But in the course of one revolving moon,
Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon.

He that gives all before hee dies provides to suffer.

He that gives all before hee dies provides to suffer.