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In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you
bee drowned.
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you
bee drowned.
The cask will long retain the flavour of the wine with which it
was first seasoned.
The cask will long retain the flavour of the wine with which it
was first seasoned.
A well-bred youth neither speakes of himselfe, nor being spoken
to is silent.
A well-bred youth neither speakes of himselfe, nor being spoken
to is silent.
His essences turn the live air sick.
His essences turn the live air sick.
Cares deny all rest to weary limbs.
Cares deny all rest to weary limbs.
Vertue and a Trade are the best portion for Children.
Vertue and a Trade are the best portion for Children.
Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to read more
Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to th's first.
There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.
There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.
O how wretched
Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favours!
O how wretched
Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favours!
