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I had rather aske of my sire browne bread, then borrow of my
neighbour white.
I had rather aske of my sire browne bread, then borrow of my
neighbour white.
Still harping on my daughter.
Still harping on my daughter.
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some read more
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some dang'rous taint they bear;
So roses grow on thorns, and honey wears a sting.
Such as she is, who died to-day,
Such thou alas! mayst be to-morrow.
Such as she is, who died to-day,
Such thou alas! mayst be to-morrow.
The Devill is not alwaies at one doore.
The Devill is not alwaies at one doore.
He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.
He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.
The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings.
[The wearer knows best where the shoe pinches.]
The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings.
[The wearer knows best where the shoe pinches.]
God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.
God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.
Ill vessels seldome miscarry.
Ill vessels seldome miscarry.