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The Lyon is not so fierce as they paint him.
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The Lyon is not so fierce as they paint him.
[The lion is not so fierce as they paint him.]
Every man's censure is first moulded in his own nature.
Every man's censure is first moulded in his own nature.
No Church-yard is so handsom, that a man would desire straight to
bee buried there.
No Church-yard is so handsom, that a man would desire straight to
bee buried there.
Never morning wore
To evening, but some heart did break.
Never morning wore
To evening, but some heart did break.
If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun.
If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun.
Religious questions have often led to wicked and impious actions.
Religious questions have often led to wicked and impious actions.
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of
thee, and so hate thee.
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of
thee, and so hate thee.
As fierce as hell, or fiercer still,
A woman piqued who has her will.
As fierce as hell, or fiercer still,
A woman piqued who has her will.
Hee pays too deare for honey that licks it from thornes.
Hee pays too deare for honey that licks it from thornes.