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A virtuous wife commands her husband by obeying him.
A virtuous wife commands her husband by obeying him.
We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.
We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.
Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.
Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.
To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.
To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.
My ventures are not in one bottom trusted.
My ventures are not in one bottom trusted.
He bristles with hair, like a sea-urchin or a hunted boar.
He bristles with hair, like a sea-urchin or a hunted boar.
He will be beloved when he is no more.
He will be beloved when he is no more.
Praise a hill, but keepe below.
Praise a hill, but keepe below.
