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Think nought a trifle, though it small appear;
Small sands the mountain, moments make the year,
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Think nought a trifle, though it small appear;
Small sands the mountain, moments make the year,
And trifles life.
The envious will die, but envy never.
[Fr., Les envieux mourront, mais non jamais l'envie.]
The envious will die, but envy never.
[Fr., Les envieux mourront, mais non jamais l'envie.]
They talke of Christmas so long, that it comes.
They talke of Christmas so long, that it comes.
Not surpassing in crafty measures, but in the power of arms.
Not surpassing in crafty measures, but in the power of arms.
A gentle houswife marres the houshold.
A gentle houswife marres the houshold.
O, what a world of vile ill-favored faults
Looks handsome in three hundred pounds a year.
O, what a world of vile ill-favored faults
Looks handsome in three hundred pounds a year.
A woman's general. What should we fear?
A woman's general. What should we fear?
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on.
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on.
Every one thinkes his sacke heaviest.
Every one thinkes his sacke heaviest.
