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It is engendered in the eyes;
By gazing fed; and fancy dies
In the cradle where it read more
It is engendered in the eyes;
By gazing fed; and fancy dies
In the cradle where it lies.
First come, first served.
First come, first served.
Those that God loves, do not live long.
Those that God loves, do not live long.
Praise a hill, but keepe below.
Praise a hill, but keepe below.
It is sheer folly to tear the hair in grief as if sorrow could be
cured by baldness.
It is sheer folly to tear the hair in grief as if sorrow could be
cured by baldness.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
Love rules the court, the camp, the grove,
And men below and saints above,
For love is read more
Love rules the court, the camp, the grove,
And men below and saints above,
For love is heaven and heaven is love.
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of
the fool: this also is read more
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of
the fool: this also is vanity.
No hair so small but hath his shadow.
No hair so small but hath his shadow.
