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Bee not idle and you shall not bee longing.
Bee not idle and you shall not bee longing.
Still harping on my daughter.
Still harping on my daughter.
Thinke of ease, but worke on.
Thinke of ease, but worke on.
'Tis an easy thing to find a staff to beat a dog.
'Tis an easy thing to find a staff to beat a dog.
A fool must now and then be right by chance.
A fool must now and then be right by chance.
His golden locks time hath to silver turned,
O time too swift! O swiftness never ceasing!
His read more
His golden locks time hath to silver turned,
O time too swift! O swiftness never ceasing!
His youth 'gainst Time and Age hath ever spurned,
But spurned in vain! Youth waneth by increasing.
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife read more
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise
abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]
You can drive out nature with a pitchfork but she keeps on coming
back.
You can drive out nature with a pitchfork but she keeps on coming
back.
Dry feet, warme head, bring safe to bed.
Dry feet, warme head, bring safe to bed.
