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Hee is a foole that thinks not that another thinks.
Hee is a foole that thinks not that another thinks.
God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.
God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.
If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.
If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.
Married in haste we may repent at leisure.
Married in haste we may repent at leisure.
He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it.
He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it.
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.
But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
Casts off its bright skin yearly like a snake.
France is a meddow that cuts thrice a yeere.
France is a meddow that cuts thrice a yeere.
When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
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When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
when the ash is before the oak, then you may expect a soak.
