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Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.
Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.
It's an ill councell that hath no escape.
It's an ill councell that hath no escape.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
He bristles with hair, like a sea-urchin or a hunted boar.
He bristles with hair, like a sea-urchin or a hunted boar.
Who hath no hast in his businesse, mountaines to him seeme
valleys.
Who hath no hast in his businesse, mountaines to him seeme
valleys.
The rose is often found near the nettle.
The rose is often found near the nettle.
Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
elevation by way of a joke.
Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
elevation by way of a joke.
O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!
O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!
Such a Saint, such an offering.
Such a Saint, such an offering.
