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Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
No wise man has called a change of opinion in constancy.
No wise man has called a change of opinion in constancy.
Springes to catch woodcocks.
Springes to catch woodcocks.
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
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One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
And so in ours, some neighboring nation,
Taking advantage of our misery,
Hath stuffed the hollow vessels with their power,
To beat us down, the which are down already;
And make a conquest of unhappy,
Whereas no glory 's got to overcome.
The tendency of humanity is towards the forbidden.
The tendency of humanity is towards the forbidden.
God is at the end, when we thinke he is furthest off it.
God is at the end, when we thinke he is furthest off it.
The beast that goes alwaies never wants blowes.
The beast that goes alwaies never wants blowes.
When the mischief is done the door is shut.
When the mischief is done the door is shut.
Bee not a Baker, if your head be of butter.
Bee not a Baker, if your head be of butter.
