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Fair ladies mask'd are roses in their bud.
Fair ladies mask'd are roses in their bud.
A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
It is not becoming to grieve immoderately for the dead.
It is not becoming to grieve immoderately for the dead.
Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.
Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.
Snuffling through his nose some stale joke.
Snuffling through his nose some stale joke.
You began better than you have finished; the last act is not
equal to the first.
You began better than you have finished; the last act is not
equal to the first.
A penny spar'd is twice got.
A penny spar'd is twice got.
O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop!
O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop!
What stronger breast-plate than a heart untainted.
What stronger breast-plate than a heart untainted.
