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If the old dog barke he gives counsell.
If the old dog barke he gives counsell.
Those that God loves, do not live long.
Those that God loves, do not live long.
The faulty stands on his guard.
The faulty stands on his guard.
A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.
A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.
Love is not found in the market.
Love is not found in the market.
As Love and I late harbour'd in one inn,
With proverbs thus each other entertain;
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As Love and I late harbour'd in one inn,
With proverbs thus each other entertain;
"In love there is no lack," thus I begin;
"Fair words make fools," replieth he again;
"Who spares to speak doth spare to speed," quoth I;
"As well," saith he, "too forward as too slow";
"Fortune assists the boldest," I reply;
"A hasty man," quote he, "ne'er wanted woe";
"Labour is light where love," quote I, "doth pay";
"Light burden's heavy, if far borne";
Quoth I, "The main lost, cast the by away";
"Y'have spun a fair thread," he replies in scorn.
And having thus awhile each other thwarted
Fools as we met, so fools again we parted.
Speake not of my debts, unlesse you meane to pay them.
Speake not of my debts, unlesse you meane to pay them.
Hee that would bee well old, must bee old betimes.
Hee that would bee well old, must bee old betimes.
He that thinks amiss, concludes worse.
He that thinks amiss, concludes worse.
