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See the effect of commercial intercourse.
See the effect of commercial intercourse.
Count not fowre except you have them in a wallett.
Count not fowre except you have them in a wallett.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.
The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.
Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.
Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.
As Love and I late harbour'd in one inn,
With proverbs thus each other entertain;
"In love read more
As Love and I late harbour'd in one inn,
With proverbs thus each other entertain;
"In love there is no lack," thus I begin;
"Fair words make fools," replieth he again;
"Who spares to speak doth spare to speed," quoth I;
"As well," saith he, "too forward as too slow";
"Fortune assists the boldest," I reply;
"A hasty man," quote he, "ne'er wanted woe";
"Labour is light where love," quote I, "doth pay";
"Light burden's heavy, if far borne";
Quoth I, "The main lost, cast the by away";
"Y'have spun a fair thread," he replies in scorn.
And having thus awhile each other thwarted
Fools as we met, so fools again we parted.
Disgraces are like cherries, one drawes another.
Disgraces are like cherries, one drawes another.
