He tells old wives' tales much to the point.

He tells old wives' tales much to the point.

Follow not truth too near the heels, lest it dash out thy teeth.

Follow not truth too near the heels, lest it dash out thy teeth.

Love makes all hard hearts gentle.

Love makes all hard hearts gentle.

At night, to his own sharp fancies a prey,
He lies like a hedgehog rolled up the wrong way,
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At night, to his own sharp fancies a prey,
He lies like a hedgehog rolled up the wrong way,
Tormenting himself with his prickles.

We are worthless fowl, hatched from unlucky eggs.

We are worthless fowl, hatched from unlucky eggs.

My sister and my sister's child,
Myself and children three,
Will fill the chaise: so you must read more

My sister and my sister's child,
Myself and children three,
Will fill the chaise: so you must ride
On horseback after me.

There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly.
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There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly.
[There is no jollity but hath a smack of folly.]

Thus the whirligig of time
Brings in his revenges.

Thus the whirligig of time
Brings in his revenges.

Marry a widdow before she leave mourning.

Marry a widdow before she leave mourning.