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If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries,
I would give no man a reason upon compulsion.
If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries,
I would give no man a reason upon compulsion.
To a great night, a great Lanthorne.
To a great night, a great Lanthorne.
Heir follows heir, as wave succeeds to wave.
Heir follows heir, as wave succeeds to wave.
A naughty child is better sick then whole.
A naughty child is better sick then whole.
So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
In law, read more
So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt
But being seasoned with a gracious voice,
Obscures the show of evil? In religion,
What damned error but some sober brow
Will bless it and approve it with a text,
Hiding the grossness with fair ornament?
Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.
Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.
Oh Ignorance
Thou art fall'n man's best friend!
Oh Ignorance
Thou art fall'n man's best friend!
When God is made the master of a family, he disorders the
disorderly.
When God is made the master of a family, he disorders the
disorderly.
The little cannot bee great, unlesse he devoure many.
The little cannot bee great, unlesse he devoure many.
