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The snow has at last melted, the fields regain their herbage, and
the trees their leaves.
The snow has at last melted, the fields regain their herbage, and
the trees their leaves.
Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.
Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
The Jewes spend at Easter, the Moors at marriages, the Christians
in sutes.
The Jewes spend at Easter, the Moors at marriages, the Christians
in sutes.
He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
He that hath time and looks for better time, time comes that he
repents himself of time.
He that hath time and looks for better time, time comes that he
repents himself of time.
An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.
An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.
A sly piece of good luck, which nobody knows of is delightful.
A sly piece of good luck, which nobody knows of is delightful.
Life is halfe spent before we know what it is.
Life is halfe spent before we know what it is.