A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.

A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.

'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.

'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.

Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
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Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
And bitter shame hath spoiled the sweet world's taste,
That it yields nought but shame and bitterness.

Tasteful rather than expensive.

Tasteful rather than expensive.

In every countrey the sun rises in the morning.
[In every country the sun rises in the morning.]

In every countrey the sun rises in the morning.
[In every country the sun rises in the morning.]

Your pot broken seemes better then my whole one.

Your pot broken seemes better then my whole one.

There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.

There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.

The life of man is a winter way.

The life of man is a winter way.

Spectacles are deaths Harquebuze.

Spectacles are deaths Harquebuze.