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There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly.
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There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly.
[There is no jollity but hath a smack of folly.]
One woe doth tread upon another's heel,
So fast they follow.
One woe doth tread upon another's heel,
So fast they follow.
Day treads upon the heels of day, and the new moons hasten to
their waning.
Day treads upon the heels of day, and the new moons hasten to
their waning.
The filth under the white snow, the sunne discovers.
The filth under the white snow, the sunne discovers.
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
If you loose your time, you cannot get mony nor gaine.
If you loose your time, you cannot get mony nor gaine.
All things require skill, but an appetite.
All things require skill, but an appetite.
Speake fitly, or be silent wisely.
Speake fitly, or be silent wisely.
Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,
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Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,
And the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks;
Arm it in rags, a pygmy's straw does pierce it.
