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But when to mischief mortals bend their will,
How soon they find fit instruments of ill.
But when to mischief mortals bend their will,
How soon they find fit instruments of ill.
Though last, not least in love, yours, good Trebonius.
Though last, not least in love, yours, good Trebonius.
There is a good deal in a man's mode of eating.
There is a good deal in a man's mode of eating.
The quarrels of lovers lead but to the renewal of love.
The quarrels of lovers lead but to the renewal of love.
He tells old wives' tales much to the point.
He tells old wives' tales much to the point.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
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Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
And bitter shame hath spoiled the sweet world's taste,
That it yields nought but shame and bitterness.
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).
A bad reader soon puts to flight both wise men and fools.
A bad reader soon puts to flight both wise men and fools.
Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.
Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.
