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An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.
An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.
He like a rock in the sea unshaken stands his ground.
He like a rock in the sea unshaken stands his ground.
Don't long for the unripe grape.
Don't long for the unripe grape.
The Royall Crowne cures not the head-ach.
[The Royal Crown cures not the headache.]
The Royall Crowne cures not the head-ach.
[The Royal Crown cures not the headache.]
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
A mind conscious of its own rectitude.
[Lat., Mens sibi conscia recti.]
A mind conscious of its own rectitude.
[Lat., Mens sibi conscia recti.]
No greater grief than to remember days
Of joy when misery is at hand.
No greater grief than to remember days
Of joy when misery is at hand.
He that would be well, needs not goe from his owne house.
He that would be well, needs not goe from his owne house.
Should banded unions persecute
Opinions, and induce a time
When single thought is civil crime,
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Should banded unions persecute
Opinions, and induce a time
When single thought is civil crime,
And individual freedom mute,
. . . .
Then waft me from the harbour's mouth,
Wild wind, I seek a warmer sky.
