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I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.
I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.
Praise a hill, but keepe below.
Praise a hill, but keepe below.
Busily engaged in doing nothing. [A squirrel in a cage.]
Busily engaged in doing nothing. [A squirrel in a cage.]
The sense of death is most in apprehension,
And the poor beetle that we tread upon
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The sense of death is most in apprehension,
And the poor beetle that we tread upon
In corporal sufferance finds a pang as great
As when a giant dies.
May you never forget what is worth remembering, nor ever remember what is best forgotten
May you never forget what is worth remembering, nor ever remember what is best forgotten
If you would bee at ease, all the world is not.
If you would bee at ease, all the world is not.
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman
are alike.
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman
are alike.
A creature not too bright nor good
For human nature's daily food.
A creature not too bright nor good
For human nature's daily food.
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
