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It's a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
It's a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.
An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.
Helpe thy selfe, and God will helpe thee.
Helpe thy selfe, and God will helpe thee.
Love makes one fitt for any work.
Love makes one fitt for any work.
Sometimes the best gaine is to lose.
Sometimes the best gaine is to lose.
They favour learning whose actions are worthy of a learned pen.
They favour learning whose actions are worthy of a learned pen.
There is an order
Of mortals on the earth, who do become
Old in their youth, and read more
There is an order
Of mortals on the earth, who do become
Old in their youth, and die ere middle age.
