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Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.
Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.
What is harder than stone?
What more soft than water?
Nevertheless hard though the rock be, it read more
What is harder than stone?
What more soft than water?
Nevertheless hard though the rock be, it is hollowed by the wave.
Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, read more
Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, frost, and woe,
Where peace and hospitality might reign.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
It is not to be argued that the abuse of a thing proves that it
is useless.
It is not to be argued that the abuse of a thing proves that it
is useless.
Good newes may bee told at any time, but ill in the morning.
Good newes may bee told at any time, but ill in the morning.
One man thinks one thing best, another another.
One man thinks one thing best, another another.
The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.
The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.
The reasons of the poore weigh not.
The reasons of the poore weigh not.
