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One of Satan's shepherdesses caught
And meant to stamp him with her master's mark.
One of Satan's shepherdesses caught
And meant to stamp him with her master's mark.
Feare keepes the garden better then the gardiner.
Feare keepes the garden better then the gardiner.
This formal fool, your man, speaks naught but proverbs,
And speak men what they can to him he'll answer
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This formal fool, your man, speaks naught but proverbs,
And speak men what they can to him he'll answer
With some rhyme, rotten sentence, or old saying,
Such spokes as ye ancient of ye parish use.
The wine in the bottell doth not quench thirst.
[The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.]
The wine in the bottell doth not quench thirst.
[The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.]
Being on sea saile, being on land settle.
Being on sea saile, being on land settle.
Valour that parlies is neare yeelding.
Valour that parlies is neare yeelding.
His tact, too, temper'd him from grave to gay,
And taught him when to be reserved or free.
His tact, too, temper'd him from grave to gay,
And taught him when to be reserved or free.
The longest Day hath an Eueninge.
The longest Day hath an Eueninge.
It's no sure rule to fish with a cros-bow.
It's no sure rule to fish with a cros-bow.
