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Look not upon the wine when it is read, when it giveth his colour
in the cup, when it read more
Look not upon the wine when it is read, when it giveth his colour
in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
A fair day in winter is the mother of a storme.
A fair day in winter is the mother of a storme.
He that talkes much of his happinesse summons griefe.
He that talkes much of his happinesse summons griefe.
If the tag-rag people did not clap him and hiss him, according as
he pleased and displeased them. . read more
If the tag-rag people did not clap him and hiss him, according as
he pleased and displeased them. . . . I am no true man.
Hee that lookes not before, finds himselfe behind.
Hee that lookes not before, finds himselfe behind.
Let but the hours of idleness cease, and the bow of Cupid will
become broken and his torch extinguished.
Let but the hours of idleness cease, and the bow of Cupid will
become broken and his torch extinguished.
Men of different tastes have different pursuits.
Men of different tastes have different pursuits.
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.