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    I would have thee gone,
    And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
    Who lets it hop a little from her hand,
    Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves,
    And with a silk thread plucks it back again.

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Few love to hear the sins they love to act.

Few love to hear the sins they love to act.

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Mend your cloathes, and you may hold out this yeare.

Mend your cloathes, and you may hold out this yeare.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Take heede of still waters, the quick passe away.
[Take heed of still waters, they quick pass away.]

Take heede of still waters, the quick passe away.
[Take heed of still waters, they quick pass away.]

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It a wretched thing to suffer at the hand of one of whom we
cannot complain.

It a wretched thing to suffer at the hand of one of whom we
cannot complain.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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He that dies without the company of good men puts not himselfe
into a good way.

He that dies without the company of good men puts not himselfe
into a good way.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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At night, to his own sharp fancies a prey,
He lies like a hedgehog rolled up the wrong way,
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At night, to his own sharp fancies a prey,
He lies like a hedgehog rolled up the wrong way,
Tormenting himself with his prickles.

by Aaron Hill Found in: General Sayings,
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The Lame goes as farre as your staggerer.

The Lame goes as farre as your staggerer.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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[A woman] fiercer than a cubless tigress.

[A woman] fiercer than a cubless tigress.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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That pleasure which can be safely indulged in is the least
inviting.

That pleasure which can be safely indulged in is the least
inviting.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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