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He that followes the Lord hopes to goe before.
He that followes the Lord hopes to goe before.
The wolfe eats oft of the sheep that have been warn'd.
The wolfe eats oft of the sheep that have been warn'd.
Hard toil can roughen form and face,
And want call quench the eye's bright grace.
Hard toil can roughen form and face,
And want call quench the eye's bright grace.
It is sheer folly to take unwilling hounds to the chase.
It is sheer folly to take unwilling hounds to the chase.
Fine dressing is a foule house swept before the doores.
Fine dressing is a foule house swept before the doores.
When the tree is fallen, all goe with their hatchet.
When the tree is fallen, all goe with their hatchet.
Where none admire, 'tis useless to excel;
Where none are beaux, 'tis vain to be a belle.
Where none admire, 'tis useless to excel;
Where none are beaux, 'tis vain to be a belle.
To a close shorne sheepe, God gives wind by measure.
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To a close shorne sheepe, God gives wind by measure.
[To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by measure.]
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all.
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all.