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There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.
There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.
To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.
To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.
The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active
employment.
The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active
employment.
Great trees are good for nothing but shade.
Great trees are good for nothing but shade.
They that hold the greatest farmes, pay the least rent (applyed
to rich men that are unthankful to God).
They that hold the greatest farmes, pay the least rent (applyed
to rich men that are unthankful to God).
What lies concealed is unknown; there can be no desire for what
is not known.
What lies concealed is unknown; there can be no desire for what
is not known.
One eye-witness is better than ten hearsays.
One eye-witness is better than ten hearsays.
Sinnes are not knowne till they bee acted.
Sinnes are not knowne till they bee acted.
The remedy is worse than the disease.
The remedy is worse than the disease.
