Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything.

Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything.

A woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate,
For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate.

A woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate,
For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate.

The way of transgressors is hard.

The way of transgressors is hard.

Let the poor man mind his tongue.

Let the poor man mind his tongue.

While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines.

While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines.

The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
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The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.

Hee commands enough that obeyes a wise man.

Hee commands enough that obeyes a wise man.

Many diseases may be cured by abstinence.

Many diseases may be cured by abstinence.

Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long and wise experience.

Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long and wise experience.