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Two sparrows on one Ear of Corn make an ill agreement.
Two sparrows on one Ear of Corn make an ill agreement.
Trifles light as air
Are to the jealous confirmations strong
As proofs of holy writ.
Trifles light as air
Are to the jealous confirmations strong
As proofs of holy writ.
Hee that is in a towne in May loseth his spring.
Hee that is in a towne in May loseth his spring.
In the mouth of a bad dog fals often a good bone.
In the mouth of a bad dog fals often a good bone.
He comes to the world, as a gentleman comes
To a lodging ready furnished.
He comes to the world, as a gentleman comes
To a lodging ready furnished.
O, what a world of vile ill-favored faults
Looks handsome in three hundred pounds a year.
O, what a world of vile ill-favored faults
Looks handsome in three hundred pounds a year.
No profit grows where is no pleasure ta'en.
In brief, sir, study what you most effect.
No profit grows where is no pleasure ta'en.
In brief, sir, study what you most effect.
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
But who alas! can love and then be wise?
But who alas! can love and then be wise?
