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Many a smale maketh a grate.
Many a smale maketh a grate.
The Bathe of the Blackamoor hath sworne not to whiten.
The Bathe of the Blackamoor hath sworne not to whiten.
Things at the worst will cease, or e'en climb upward
To what they were before.
Things at the worst will cease, or e'en climb upward
To what they were before.
A cup concealed in the dress is rarely honestly carried.
A cup concealed in the dress is rarely honestly carried.
Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.
Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.
A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.
A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.
Castles are Forrests of stones.
Castles are Forrests of stones.
Manners with Fortunes, Humours turn with Climes,
Tenets with Books, and Principles with Times.
Manners with Fortunes, Humours turn with Climes,
Tenets with Books, and Principles with Times.
A friend always loves, but he who loves is not always a friend.
A friend always loves, but he who loves is not always a friend.
