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My sister and my sister's child,
Myself and children three,
Will fill the chaise: so you must read more
My sister and my sister's child,
Myself and children three,
Will fill the chaise: so you must ride
On horseback after me.
God made the country, and man made the town.
God made the country, and man made the town.
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]
Yet gold all is not that doth golden seem.
Yet gold all is not that doth golden seem.
Success brings many to ruin.
Success brings many to ruin.
Her voice was ever soft,
Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman.
Her voice was ever soft,
Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman.
It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
God provides for him that trusteth.
God provides for him that trusteth.
