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I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
You stick in the same mire.
You stick in the same mire.
To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).
To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).
They appear but here and there swimming in the vasty deep. [The
portions of some books really worth notice read more
They appear but here and there swimming in the vasty deep. [The
portions of some books really worth notice are few and far
between.]
They that hold the greatest farmes, pay the least rent (applyed
to rich men that are unthankful to God).
They that hold the greatest farmes, pay the least rent (applyed
to rich men that are unthankful to God).
Things are worth what they will fetch at a sale.
Things are worth what they will fetch at a sale.
So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.
So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.
Knowledge makes one laugh, but wealth makes one dance.
Knowledge makes one laugh, but wealth makes one dance.
Let them call it mischief;
Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue.
Let them call it mischief;
Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue.