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Into a mouth shut flies flie not.
Into a mouth shut flies flie not.
Praise a hill, but keepe below.
Praise a hill, but keepe below.
One woe doth tread upon another's heel,
So fast they follow.
One woe doth tread upon another's heel,
So fast they follow.
Vertue now is in herbs and stones and words onely.
Vertue now is in herbs and stones and words onely.
Poor Peggy hawks nosegays from street to street
Till--think of that who find life so sweet!--
She read more
Poor Peggy hawks nosegays from street to street
Till--think of that who find life so sweet!--
She hates the smell of roses!
Riches are first to be sought for; after wealth, virtue.
Riches are first to be sought for; after wealth, virtue.
The table robbes more then a thiefe.
The table robbes more then a thiefe.
Omittance is no quittance.
Omittance is no quittance.
What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.
What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.
