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A man of refined taste and judgment.
A man of refined taste and judgment.
It is proper that every man should measure himself by his own
proportion and standard.
It is proper that every man should measure himself by his own
proportion and standard.
Ill vessels seldome miscarry.
Ill vessels seldome miscarry.
Of a new Prince, new bondage.
Of a new Prince, new bondage.
With emptie hands men may no haukes lure.
With emptie hands men may no haukes lure.
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he
will not depart read more
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he
will not depart from it.
How much in love with himself, and that too without a rival!
How much in love with himself, and that too without a rival!
To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.
To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.
I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop read more
I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop a little from her hand,
Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves,
And with a silk thread plucks it back again.