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I'll put a spoke among your wheels.
I'll put a spoke among your wheels.
No sooner is a Temple built to God but the Devill builds a
Chappell hard by.
[No sooner read more
No sooner is a Temple built to God but the Devill builds a
Chappell hard by.
[No sooner is a Temple built to God but the Devil builds a chapel
hard by.]
When age is jocond it makes sport for death.
When age is jocond it makes sport for death.
He comes to the world, as a gentleman comes
To a lodging ready furnished.
He comes to the world, as a gentleman comes
To a lodging ready furnished.
A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.
A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.
The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.
The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.
The effect speakes, the tongue needes not.
The effect speakes, the tongue needes not.
Patience revels in misfortunes.
Patience revels in misfortunes.
A hungry stomach rarely despises rough food.
A hungry stomach rarely despises rough food.
