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Thornes whiten yet doe nothing.
Thornes whiten yet doe nothing.
Our yesterday's to-morrow now is gone,
And still a new to-morrow does come on.
We by to-morrow read more
Our yesterday's to-morrow now is gone,
And still a new to-morrow does come on.
We by to-morrow draw out all our store,
Till the exhausted well can yield no more.
Providence is better then a rent.
Providence is better then a rent.
Will fortune never come with both hands full,
But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
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Will fortune never come with both hands full,
But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
She either gives a stomach and no food--
Such are the poor, in health--or else a feast
And takes away the stomach-- such are the rich,
That have abundance, and enjoy it not.
The mill cannot grind with water that's past.
The mill cannot grind with water that's past.
That which I just now gave, I recall, and draw back the string.
That which I just now gave, I recall, and draw back the string.
When God will, no winde but brings raine.
When God will, no winde but brings raine.
Love's mind of judgment rarely hath a taste:
Wings and no eyes figure unheedy haste.
Love's mind of judgment rarely hath a taste:
Wings and no eyes figure unheedy haste.
