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All is grist that comes to the mill.
All is grist that comes to the mill.
Hee that hath patience hath fatt thrushes for a farthing.
Hee that hath patience hath fatt thrushes for a farthing.
Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged.
Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged.
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome.
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome.
A little lett lets an ill workeman.
A little lett lets an ill workeman.
This is truth the poet sings,
That a sorrow's crown of sorrows is remembering happier things.
This is truth the poet sings,
That a sorrow's crown of sorrows is remembering happier things.
A beane in liberty is better then a comfit in prison.
A beane in liberty is better then a comfit in prison.
O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!
O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!
A bad reader soon puts to flight both wise men and fools.
A bad reader soon puts to flight both wise men and fools.
