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You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
Fresh feres will dry the bright blue eye
We late saw streaming o'er.
Fresh feres will dry the bright blue eye
We late saw streaming o'er.
Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.
Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.
Riches are first to be sought for; after wealth, virtue.
Riches are first to be sought for; after wealth, virtue.
Remind a man of what he remembers, and you will make him forget
it.
Remind a man of what he remembers, and you will make him forget
it.
Aske much to have a little.
Aske much to have a little.
The foule Toade hath a faire stone in his head.
The foule Toade hath a faire stone in his head.
Spies are the ears and eyes of Princes.
Spies are the ears and eyes of Princes.
Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.
Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.