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Modesty sets off one newly come to honour.
Modesty sets off one newly come to honour.
Hee that hath charge of soules transports them not in bundles.
Hee that hath charge of soules transports them not in bundles.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
Man proposes, and God disposes.
[It., Ordina l'uomo, e dio dispone.]
Man proposes, and God disposes.
[It., Ordina l'uomo, e dio dispone.]
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome.
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome.
How well I feathered by nest.
How well I feathered by nest.
He who spares the wicked injures the good.
He who spares the wicked injures the good.
And gentle Dulness ever loves a joke.
And gentle Dulness ever loves a joke.
I must be cruel only to be kind.
I must be cruel only to be kind.
