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Sweet discourse makes short daies and nights.
Sweet discourse makes short daies and nights.
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife read more
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise
abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]
Forbeare not sowing because of birds.
Forbeare not sowing because of birds.
Hee that goes barefoot, must not plant thornes.
Hee that goes barefoot, must not plant thornes.
Fight thou with shafts of silver, and o'ercome
When no force else can get the masterdom.
Fight thou with shafts of silver, and o'ercome
When no force else can get the masterdom.
A bachelor's bed is the most pleasant.
A bachelor's bed is the most pleasant.
He sins not, who is not wilfully a sinner.
He sins not, who is not wilfully a sinner.
But civlyzation doos git forrid
Sometimes upon a powder-cart.
But civlyzation doos git forrid
Sometimes upon a powder-cart.
