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Ill vessels seldome miscarry.
Ill vessels seldome miscarry.
In war, hunting, and love, men for one pleasure a thousand
griefes prove.
In war, hunting, and love, men for one pleasure a thousand
griefes prove.
Enjoy in happiness the pleasures which each hour brings with it.
Enjoy in happiness the pleasures which each hour brings with it.
Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
He that hath love in his brest, hath spurres in his sides.
He that hath love in his brest, hath spurres in his sides.
Flies are busiest about leane horses.
Flies are busiest about leane horses.
By penitence th' Eternal's wrath's appeas'd.
By penitence th' Eternal's wrath's appeas'd.
Labour with what zeal we will,
Something still remains undone,
Something uncompleted still
Waits read more
Labour with what zeal we will,
Something still remains undone,
Something uncompleted still
Waits the rising of the sun.
A man is known to be mortal by two things, Sleep and Lust.
A man is known to be mortal by two things, Sleep and Lust.
