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A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.
A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.
Marriages are made in Heaven.
Marriages are made in Heaven.
When one is on horsebacke hee knowes all things.
When one is on horsebacke hee knowes all things.
The reasons of the poore weigh not.
The reasons of the poore weigh not.
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in read more
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong.
Was everything by starts, and nothing long;
But in the course of one revolving moon,
Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon.
Check disease in its approach.
Check disease in its approach.
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
He says anything that first comes into his mouth.
He says anything that first comes into his mouth.
