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He lives unsafely, that lookes too neere on things.
He lives unsafely, that lookes too neere on things.
We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.
We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.
Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.
Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.
Souldiers in peace are like chimneys in summer.
Souldiers in peace are like chimneys in summer.
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out
of thy sleep?
Yet a little read more
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out
of thy sleep?
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the
hands to sleep:
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth,
and thy want as an armed man.
I follow him, to serve my turn upon him.
I follow him, to serve my turn upon him.
When the lightning strikes but one, not one only does it terrify.
When the lightning strikes but one, not one only does it terrify.
Speake not of a dead man at the table.
Speake not of a dead man at the table.
A favour is half granted, when graciously refused.
A favour is half granted, when graciously refused.