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Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy.
Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy.
This formal fool, your man, speaks naught but proverbs,
And speak men what they can to him he'll answer
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This formal fool, your man, speaks naught but proverbs,
And speak men what they can to him he'll answer
With some rhyme, rotten sentence, or old saying,
Such spokes as ye ancient of ye parish use.
He that cockers his child, provides for his enemie.
He that cockers his child, provides for his enemie.
Marry a widdow before she leave mourning.
Marry a widdow before she leave mourning.
When prayers are done, my Lady is ready.
When prayers are done, my Lady is ready.
Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!
Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!
The coveteous spends more then the liberall.
The coveteous spends more then the liberall.
Hee that dines and leaves, layes the cloth twice.
Hee that dines and leaves, layes the cloth twice.
