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Hee hath no leisure who useth it not.
Hee hath no leisure who useth it not.
As fierce as hell, or fiercer still,
A woman piqued who has her will.
As fierce as hell, or fiercer still,
A woman piqued who has her will.
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
God sends meat, and the Devil sends cooks.
God sends meat, and the Devil sends cooks.
Fooles bite one another, but wise-men agree together.
Fooles bite one another, but wise-men agree together.
O how full of briars is this working-day world.
O how full of briars is this working-day world.
Though God take the sunne out of the Heaven, yet we must have
patience.
Though God take the sunne out of the Heaven, yet we must have
patience.
Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, read more
Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, frost, and woe,
Where peace and hospitality might reign.
And, oftentimes, excusing of a fault,
Doth make the fault the worse by the excuse.
And, oftentimes, excusing of a fault,
Doth make the fault the worse by the excuse.
