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When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions.
When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions.
To be too busie gets contempt.
To be too busie gets contempt.
Every one is weary, the poore in seeking, the rich in keeping,
the good in learning.
Every one is weary, the poore in seeking, the rich in keeping,
the good in learning.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
Tam lo'ed him like a vera brither;
They had been fou for weeks thegither.
Tam lo'ed him like a vera brither;
They had been fou for weeks thegither.
Though little fire grows great with little wind,
Yet extreme gusts will blow out fire and all.
Though little fire grows great with little wind,
Yet extreme gusts will blow out fire and all.
Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.
Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.
Heresie may be easier kept out, then shooke off.
Heresie may be easier kept out, then shooke off.
Who would doe ill ne're wants occasion.
Who would doe ill ne're wants occasion.
