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I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.
I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.
Sudden friendship, sure repentance.
Sudden friendship, sure repentance.
He that lives not well one yeare, sorrowes seven after.
He that lives not well one yeare, sorrowes seven after.
God made the country, and man made the town.
God made the country, and man made the town.
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
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One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
And so in ours, some neighboring nation,
Taking advantage of our misery,
Hath stuffed the hollow vessels with their power,
To beat us down, the which are down already;
And make a conquest of unhappy,
Whereas no glory 's got to overcome.
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome.
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome.
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful.
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful.
Slow rises worth by poverty depressed.
Slow rises worth by poverty depressed.
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
