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I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.
I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.
Man proposes, and God disposes.
[It., Ordina l'uomo, e dio dispone.]
Man proposes, and God disposes.
[It., Ordina l'uomo, e dio dispone.]
The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.
The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.
A coole mouth, and warme feet, live long.
[A cool mouth, and warm feet, live long.]
A coole mouth, and warme feet, live long.
[A cool mouth, and warm feet, live long.]
Fair words butter no parsnips.
Fair words butter no parsnips.
Hee a beast doth die, that hath done no good to his country.
Hee a beast doth die, that hath done no good to his country.
What mare's nest hast thou found?
What mare's nest hast thou found?
Bee not a Baker, if your head be of butter.
Bee not a Baker, if your head be of butter.
