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A poore mans Cow dies a rich mans child.
A poore mans Cow dies a rich mans child.
He that keeps nor crust nor crumb,
Weary of all shall want some.
He that keeps nor crust nor crumb,
Weary of all shall want some.
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
And so in read more
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.
Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.
Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.
The remedy is worse than the disease.
The remedy is worse than the disease.
By the needle you shall draw the thread, and by that which is
past, see how that which is read more
By the needle you shall draw the thread, and by that which is
past, see how that which is to come will be drawne on.
By hesitation the opportunity is often lost.
By hesitation the opportunity is often lost.
His bloated paunch stands forth projecting a good eighteen
inches.
His bloated paunch stands forth projecting a good eighteen
inches.
The tooth-ach is more ease then to deale with ill people.
The tooth-ach is more ease then to deale with ill people.
