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By doing nothing we learne to do ill.
By doing nothing we learne to do ill.
He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]
He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]
That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage
against her will.
That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage
against her will.
A gift in time of need is most acceptable.
A gift in time of need is most acceptable.
Hee that doth what hee will, doth not what he ought.
Hee that doth what hee will, doth not what he ought.
Beasts of like kind will spare those of kindred spots.
Beasts of like kind will spare those of kindred spots.
Speake fitly, or be silent wisely.
Speake fitly, or be silent wisely.
As shines the moon in clouded skies,
She in her poor attire was seen.
As shines the moon in clouded skies,
She in her poor attire was seen.
Think you if Laura had been Petrarch's wife
He would have written sonnets all his life?
Think you if Laura had been Petrarch's wife
He would have written sonnets all his life?
