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Hee that is in a towne in May loseth his spring.
Hee that is in a towne in May loseth his spring.
Care, mad to see a man sae happy,
E'en drouned himsel amang the nappy.
Care, mad to see a man sae happy,
E'en drouned himsel amang the nappy.
It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.
It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.
The face, not the woman is the attraction.
The face, not the woman is the attraction.
Like lips like lettuce (i.e. like has met its like).
(Lat., Similem habent labra lactucam.]
Like lips like lettuce (i.e. like has met its like).
(Lat., Similem habent labra lactucam.]
Breaking his oath and resolution, like
A twist of rotten silk.
Breaking his oath and resolution, like
A twist of rotten silk.
Now out of this nettle, danger, will I pluck the flower, safety.
Now out of this nettle, danger, will I pluck the flower, safety.
The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.
The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.
