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Just as the felon condemn'd to die--
With a very natural loathing--
Leaving the sheriff to dream read more
Just as the felon condemn'd to die--
With a very natural loathing--
Leaving the sheriff to dream of ropes,
From his gloomy cell in a vision elopes,
To caper on sunny greens and slopes,
Instead of the dance upon nothing.
None is a foole alwaies, everyone sometimes.
None is a foole alwaies, everyone sometimes.
Corne is cleaned with winde, and the soule with chastnings.
Corne is cleaned with winde, and the soule with chastnings.
An old wise mans shaddow is better then a young buzzards sword.
An old wise mans shaddow is better then a young buzzards sword.
Hee that lies with the dogs, riseth with fleas.
Hee that lies with the dogs, riseth with fleas.
A wise man needes not blush for changing his purpose.
A wise man needes not blush for changing his purpose.
Hee that eats the hard shall eate the ripe.
Hee that eats the hard shall eate the ripe.
They say, best men are moulded out of faults.
They say, best men are moulded out of faults.
