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Yielded with coy submission, modest pride,
And sweet reluctant amorous delay.
Yielded with coy submission, modest pride,
And sweet reluctant amorous delay.
The sun sets without thy assistance.
The sun sets without thy assistance.
A beane in liberty is better then a comfit in prison.
A beane in liberty is better then a comfit in prison.
He did not care a button for it.
He did not care a button for it.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
It is the bright day that brings forth the adder.
It is the bright day that brings forth the adder.
He that is surprized with the first frost feeles it all the
winter after.
He that is surprized with the first frost feeles it all the
winter after.
Skins may differ, but affection
Dwells in white and black the same.
Skins may differ, but affection
Dwells in white and black the same.
Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.
Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.
