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As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.
As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.
A woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate,
For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate.
A woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate,
For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate.
Before you make a friend, eate a bushell of salt with him.
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Before you make a friend, eate a bushell of salt with him.
[Before you make a friend, eat a bushel of salt with him.]
The gentle Hawke halfe mans her selfe.
The gentle Hawke halfe mans her selfe.
A great ship askes deepe waters.
[A great ship asks deep waters.]
A great ship askes deepe waters.
[A great ship asks deep waters.]
How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
I talk of cheese, you of chalk.
I talk of cheese, you of chalk.