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The body is sooner drest then the soule.
The body is sooner drest then the soule.
When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.
When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.
Just as the felon condemn'd to die--
With a very natural loathing--
Leaving the sheriff to dream read more
Just as the felon condemn'd to die--
With a very natural loathing--
Leaving the sheriff to dream of ropes,
From his gloomy cell in a vision elopes,
To caper on sunny greens and slopes,
Instead of the dance upon nothing.
Should anyone attempt to deceive you by false expressions, and
not be a true friend at heart, act in read more
Should anyone attempt to deceive you by false expressions, and
not be a true friend at heart, act in the same manner, and thus
art will defeat art. [If you would catch a man let him think he
is catching you.]
The buyer needes a hundred eyes, the seller not one.
The buyer needes a hundred eyes, the seller not one.
Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turn'd,
Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.
Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turn'd,
Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.
Idleness induces caprice.
Idleness induces caprice.
It is best to know the worst at once.
It is best to know the worst at once.
If you could runne, as you drinke, you might catch a hare.
If you could runne, as you drinke, you might catch a hare.
