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The shrill trump,
The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife.
The shrill trump,
The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife.
Better is one Accipe, then twice to say, Dabo tibi.
Better is one Accipe, then twice to say, Dabo tibi.
Dry bread at home is better then rost meate abroad.
Dry bread at home is better then rost meate abroad.
A good bargaine is a pick-purse.
A good bargaine is a pick-purse.
Hee that marries for wealth sells his liberty.
Hee that marries for wealth sells his liberty.
Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the
unfortunate.
Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the
unfortunate.
He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40,
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He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40,
nor wise at 50, will never bee handsome, strong, rich, or wise.
The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.
The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.
But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
Casts off its bright skin yearly like a snake.