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 For want of a naile the shoe is lost, for want of a shoe the 
horse is lost, for read more 
 For want of a naile the shoe is lost, for want of a shoe the 
horse is lost, for want of a horse the rider is lost. 
Who doth his owne businesse, foules not his hands.
Who doth his owne businesse, foules not his hands.
 The ofspring of those that are very young, or very old, lasts 
not.  
 The ofspring of those that are very young, or very old, lasts 
not. 
Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.
Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.
 Breaking his oath and resolution, like
 A twist of rotten silk.  
 Breaking his oath and resolution, like
 A twist of rotten silk. 
Feare, the Bedle of the Law.
Feare, the Bedle of the Law.
A gentle heart is tyed with an easie thread.
A gentle heart is tyed with an easie thread.
You whirled them to the back of beyont.
You whirled them to the back of beyont.
Hee that blowes in the dust fills his eyes with it.
Hee that blowes in the dust fills his eyes with it.