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He that talkes much of his happinesse summons griefe.
He that talkes much of his happinesse summons griefe.
An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.
An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.
Oh, woman! in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please.
Oh, woman! in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please.
'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.
'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.
The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.
The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.
The chiefe boxe of health is time.
The chiefe boxe of health is time.
Prodigal of the property of others, sparing of his own.
Prodigal of the property of others, sparing of his own.
Estate in two parishes is bread in two wallets.
Estate in two parishes is bread in two wallets.
He comes not in my books.
He comes not in my books.
