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In the husband wisedome, in the wife gentlenesse.
In the husband wisedome, in the wife gentlenesse.
Give time and permit a short delay, impetuosity ruins everything.
Give time and permit a short delay, impetuosity ruins everything.
Set good against evill.
[Set good against evil.]
Set good against evill.
[Set good against evil.]
Take heed of a young wench, a prophetesse, and a Lattin bred
woman.
Take heed of a young wench, a prophetesse, and a Lattin bred
woman.
The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices
Make instruments to plague us.
The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices
Make instruments to plague us.
Wouldst thou, or thou,
Forego what's now,
For all that hope may say?
No--joy's read more
Wouldst thou, or thou,
Forego what's now,
For all that hope may say?
No--joy's reply,
From every eye,
Is, "Live we while we may."
If a good man thrive, all thrive with him.
If a good man thrive, all thrive with him.
To climb steep hills
Requires slow pace at first.
To climb steep hills
Requires slow pace at first.
