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God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.
God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.
But what avail'd this temperance, not complete
Against another object more enticing?
But what avail'd this temperance, not complete
Against another object more enticing?
By doing nothing we learne to do ill.
By doing nothing we learne to do ill.
Day treads upon the heels of day, and the new moons hasten to
their waning.
Day treads upon the heels of day, and the new moons hasten to
their waning.
Living well is the best revenge.
Living well is the best revenge.
A woman and a glasse are ever in danger.
[A woman and a glass are ever in danger.]
A woman and a glasse are ever in danger.
[A woman and a glass are ever in danger.]
Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.
Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.
An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.
An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.