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    As the sweet voice of a bird,
    Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
    Moves him to think what kind of bird it is,
    That sings so delicately clear, and make
    Conjecture of the plumage and the form.

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The Italians are wise before the deede, the Germanes in the
deede, the French after the deede.

The Italians are wise before the deede, the Germanes in the
deede, the French after the deede.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Never less alone, than when alone.

Never less alone, than when alone.

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Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged.

Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray read more

O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray ye flog them upon all occasions,
It mends their morals--never mind the pain.

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A little Kitchin makes a large house.

A little Kitchin makes a large house.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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But few prize honour more than money.

But few prize honour more than money.

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Hee that workes after his owne manner, his head akes not at the
matter.

Hee that workes after his owne manner, his head akes not at the
matter.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.

God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Law sutes consume time, and mony, and rest, and friends.

Law sutes consume time, and mony, and rest, and friends.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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