A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.

A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.

Time puts an end to speculation in opinions, and confirms the
laws of nature.

Time puts an end to speculation in opinions, and confirms the
laws of nature.

Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye,
And where care lodges, sleep will never lie;
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Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye,
And where care lodges, sleep will never lie;
But where unbruised youth with unstuffed brain
Doth couch his limbs, there golden sleep doth reign.

Here is a talk of the Turk and the Pope, but my next neighbour
doth me more harm then read more

Here is a talk of the Turk and the Pope, but my next neighbour
doth me more harm then either of them both.

The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.

The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.

O well for him whose will is strong,
He suffers, but he will not suffer long.

O well for him whose will is strong,
He suffers, but he will not suffer long.

My soul is dark! oh quickly string
The harp I yet can brook to hear.

My soul is dark! oh quickly string
The harp I yet can brook to hear.

He who injures one man threatens many.

He who injures one man threatens many.

If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.

If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.