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As Love and I late harbour'd in one inn,
With proverbs thus each other entertain;
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As Love and I late harbour'd in one inn,
With proverbs thus each other entertain;
"In love there is no lack," thus I begin;
"Fair words make fools," replieth he again;
"Who spares to speak doth spare to speed," quoth I;
"As well," saith he, "too forward as too slow";
"Fortune assists the boldest," I reply;
"A hasty man," quote he, "ne'er wanted woe";
"Labour is light where love," quote I, "doth pay";
"Light burden's heavy, if far borne";
Quoth I, "The main lost, cast the by away";
"Y'have spun a fair thread," he replies in scorn.
And having thus awhile each other thwarted
Fools as we met, so fools again we parted.
In every countrey the sun rises in the morning.
[In every country the sun rises in the morning.]
In every countrey the sun rises in the morning.
[In every country the sun rises in the morning.]
An angry man, when he returns to reason, will be again angry with
himself.
An angry man, when he returns to reason, will be again angry with
himself.
If all fooles had babies, wee should want fuell.
If all fooles had babies, wee should want fuell.
The fish which has once felt the hook, suspects the crooked metal
in every food which offers.
The fish which has once felt the hook, suspects the crooked metal
in every food which offers.
Honourable mention encourages science, and merit is fostered by
praise.
Honourable mention encourages science, and merit is fostered by
praise.
Trivial losses often prove great gains.
Trivial losses often prove great gains.
In avoiding one evil we fall into another, if we use not
discretion.
In avoiding one evil we fall into another, if we use not
discretion.
