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Come, let us take a lesson from our forefathers, and enjoy the
Christmas holyday.
Come, let us take a lesson from our forefathers, and enjoy the
Christmas holyday.
It's not good fishing before the net.
It's not good fishing before the net.
Gentility is nothing but Ancient Riches.
Gentility is nothing but Ancient Riches.
As Love and I late harbour'd in one inn,
With proverbs thus each other entertain;
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As Love and I late harbour'd in one inn,
With proverbs thus each other entertain;
"In love there is no lack," thus I begin;
"Fair words make fools," replieth he again;
"Who spares to speak doth spare to speed," quoth I;
"As well," saith he, "too forward as too slow";
"Fortune assists the boldest," I reply;
"A hasty man," quote he, "ne'er wanted woe";
"Labour is light where love," quote I, "doth pay";
"Light burden's heavy, if far borne";
Quoth I, "The main lost, cast the by away";
"Y'have spun a fair thread," he replies in scorn.
And having thus awhile each other thwarted
Fools as we met, so fools again we parted.
The mind does not easily unlearn what it has been long in
learning.
The mind does not easily unlearn what it has been long in
learning.
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.
Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.
It is good to hold the asse by the bridle.
It is good to hold the asse by the bridle.
After the house is finisht, leave it.
After the house is finisht, leave it.
