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A friend in need is a friend indeed.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
As Love and I late harbour'd in one inn,
With proverbs thus each other entertain;
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As Love and I late harbour'd in one inn,
With proverbs thus each other entertain;
"In love there is no lack," thus I begin;
"Fair words make fools," replieth he again;
"Who spares to speak doth spare to speed," quoth I;
"As well," saith he, "too forward as too slow";
"Fortune assists the boldest," I reply;
"A hasty man," quote he, "ne'er wanted woe";
"Labour is light where love," quote I, "doth pay";
"Light burden's heavy, if far borne";
Quoth I, "The main lost, cast the by away";
"Y'have spun a fair thread," he replies in scorn.
And having thus awhile each other thwarted
Fools as we met, so fools again we parted.
My sun has not yet set for ever.
My sun has not yet set for ever.
To-night, at least, to-night be gay,
Whate'er to-morrow brings.
To-night, at least, to-night be gay,
Whate'er to-morrow brings.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines.
While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines.
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
Virtue alone is happiness below.
Virtue alone is happiness below.
