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When clouds are seen wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall then winter is at hand.
When clouds are seen wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall then winter is at hand.
O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray read more
O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray ye flog them upon all occasions,
It mends their morals--never mind the pain.
Punishment is lame, but it comes.
Punishment is lame, but it comes.
A fault is fostered by concealment.
A fault is fostered by concealment.
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.]
Good hope is often beguiled by her own augury.
Good hope is often beguiled by her own augury.
Hee that will deceive the fox, must rise betimes.
Hee that will deceive the fox, must rise betimes.
The deepest rivers flow with the least sound.
[Lat., Altissima quaeque flumina minimo sono labuntur.]
The deepest rivers flow with the least sound.
[Lat., Altissima quaeque flumina minimo sono labuntur.]
Hee is a foole that thinks not that another thinks.
Hee is a foole that thinks not that another thinks.
