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Better to be blinde, then to see ill.
Better to be blinde, then to see ill.
Take heed of a step-mother; the very name of her sufficeth.
Take heed of a step-mother; the very name of her sufficeth.
Love without end, hath no end, says the Spaniard: (meaning, if it
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Love without end, hath no end, says the Spaniard: (meaning, if it
were not begun on particular ends, it would last).
Then westward ho!
Grace and good disposition attend your ladyship.
Then westward ho!
Grace and good disposition attend your ladyship.
The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
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The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
More mild, but yet more harmful; kind in hatred.
More mild, but yet more harmful; kind in hatred.
Pleasure is often the introduction to pain.
Pleasure is often the introduction to pain.
Beasts of like kind will spare those of kindred spots.
Beasts of like kind will spare those of kindred spots.
