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Just as the felon condemn'd to die--
With a very natural loathing--
Leaving the sheriff to dream read more
Just as the felon condemn'd to die--
With a very natural loathing--
Leaving the sheriff to dream of ropes,
From his gloomy cell in a vision elopes,
To caper on sunny greens and slopes,
Instead of the dance upon nothing.
Mony refused looseth its brightnesse.
Mony refused looseth its brightnesse.
The Philosophy of Princes is to dive into the Secrets of men,
leaving the secrets of nature to those read more
The Philosophy of Princes is to dive into the Secrets of men,
leaving the secrets of nature to those that have spare time.
In every age and clime we see,
Two of a trade can ne'er agree.
In every age and clime we see,
Two of a trade can ne'er agree.
Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.
Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.
Sweet discourse makes short daies and nights.
Sweet discourse makes short daies and nights.
When we have what we like 'tis hard to miss it.
When we have what we like 'tis hard to miss it.
When your throat is parched with thirst, do you desire a cup of
gold?
When your throat is parched with thirst, do you desire a cup of
gold?
What is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.
What is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.