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No scene of mortal life but teems with mortal woe.
No scene of mortal life but teems with mortal woe.
Life is halfe spent before we know what it is.
Life is halfe spent before we know what it is.
No man ought to be twice tried for the same offence.
No man ought to be twice tried for the same offence.
'Tis very certain the desire of life
Prolongs it.
'Tis very certain the desire of life
Prolongs it.
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
Blow, blow, thou winter wind,
Thou art not so unkind
As man's ingratitude:
Thy read more
Blow, blow, thou winter wind,
Thou art not so unkind
As man's ingratitude:
Thy tooth is not so keen,
Because thou art not seen,
Although thy breath be rude.
Prayers and provender hinder no journey.
Prayers and provender hinder no journey.
To a boyling pot flies comes not.
[To a boiling pot flies come not.]
To a boyling pot flies comes not.
[To a boiling pot flies come not.]
If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
