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A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
A little with quiet is the onely dyet.
A little with quiet is the onely dyet.
Hee that goes to bed thirsty riseth healthy.
[He that goes to bed thirsty rises healthy.]
Hee that goes to bed thirsty riseth healthy.
[He that goes to bed thirsty rises healthy.]
A holy habit clenseth not a foule soule.
A holy habit clenseth not a foule soule.
He found a city of bricks, he left one of marble.
He found a city of bricks, he left one of marble.
Marry, this is the short and the long of it.
Marry, this is the short and the long of it.
Women laugh when they can, and weepe when they will.
Women laugh when they can, and weepe when they will.
Spectacles are deaths Harquebuze.
Spectacles are deaths Harquebuze.
