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Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
Men at some time are masters of their fates.
Men at some time are masters of their fates.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
He that will learne to pray, let him goe to Sea.
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He that will learne to pray, let him goe to Sea.
[He that will learn to pray, let him go to Sea.]
Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance.
Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance.
Why, then the world's mine oyster,
Which I with sword will open.
Why, then the world's mine oyster,
Which I with sword will open.
O that Jupiter would but bring back to me the years that have
passed!
O that Jupiter would but bring back to me the years that have
passed!
A beane in liberty is better then a comfit in prison.
A beane in liberty is better then a comfit in prison.
A gentle houswife marres the houshold.
A gentle houswife marres the houshold.
