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I see the better course and approve of it; I follow, alas! the
worse!
I see the better course and approve of it; I follow, alas! the
worse!
A litle wind kindles; much puts out the fire.
[A little wind kindles; much puts out the fire.]
A litle wind kindles; much puts out the fire.
[A little wind kindles; much puts out the fire.]
The river past, and God forgotten.
The river past, and God forgotten.
Simple is the language of truth.
Simple is the language of truth.
Faire words makes mee looke to my purse.
Faire words makes mee looke to my purse.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a read more
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a feather of his own,
Wherewith he wont to soar so high.
Hee that loves the tree, loves the branch.
Hee that loves the tree, loves the branch.
A cup concealed in the dress is rarely honestly carried.
A cup concealed in the dress is rarely honestly carried.
