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Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make.
Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make.
A woman sometimes scorns what best contents her.
A woman sometimes scorns what best contents her.
He that hath no ill fortune is troubled with good.
He that hath no ill fortune is troubled with good.
Every man makes a god of his own desire.
Every man makes a god of his own desire.
When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much.
When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much.
Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!
Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!
The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.
The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.
Whom has not the inspiring bowl made eloquent?
[Lat., Foecundi calices quem non fecere disertum.]
Whom has not the inspiring bowl made eloquent?
[Lat., Foecundi calices quem non fecere disertum.]
