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Faire is not faire, but that which pleaseth.
Faire is not faire, but that which pleaseth.
The bird that hath been limed in a bush
With trembling wing misdoubteth every bush.
The bird that hath been limed in a bush
With trembling wing misdoubteth every bush.
A Marchant that gaines not, looseth.
A Marchant that gaines not, looseth.
To have properly studied the liberal sciences gives a polish to
our manners, and removes all awkwardness.
To have properly studied the liberal sciences gives a polish to
our manners, and removes all awkwardness.
If any man shall have ears to hear, let him hear.
If any man shall have ears to hear, let him hear.
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
The beast that goes alwaies never wants blowes.
The beast that goes alwaies never wants blowes.
O how full of briars is this working-day world.
O how full of briars is this working-day world.
Whom does undeserved honour please, and undeserved blame alarm,
but the base and the liar?
Whom does undeserved honour please, and undeserved blame alarm,
but the base and the liar?