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Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?
Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?
As the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
As the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
A man that keeps riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that
carries gold and eats thistles.
A man that keeps riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that
carries gold and eats thistles.
Whistle, and she'll come to you.
Whistle, and she'll come to you.
Of joys departed
Not to return, how painful the remembrance.
Of joys departed
Not to return, how painful the remembrance.
Mend your cloathes, and you may hold out this yeare.
Mend your cloathes, and you may hold out this yeare.
He confesses his guilt who flies from his trial.
He confesses his guilt who flies from his trial.
God provides for him that trusteth.
God provides for him that trusteth.
Take care of the halfpence and pence, and the shillings and
pounds will take care of themselves.
Take care of the halfpence and pence, and the shillings and
pounds will take care of themselves.
