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A poore beauty finds more lovers then husbands.
A poore beauty finds more lovers then husbands.
When the night's darkest the dawn is nearest.
When the night's darkest the dawn is nearest.
Favour will as surely perish as life.
Favour will as surely perish as life.
Whether you boyle snow or pound it, you can have but water of it.
Whether you boyle snow or pound it, you can have but water of it.
He can do most who has most power.
He can do most who has most power.
On painting and fighting looke aloofe.
On painting and fighting looke aloofe.
A faire wife and a frontire Castle breede quarrels.
A faire wife and a frontire Castle breede quarrels.
But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a read more
But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a harder task to prove--
By firm resolve to conquer love!
Your knowing a thing is nothing, unless another knows you know
it.
Your knowing a thing is nothing, unless another knows you know
it.
