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Rare is the union of beauty and modesty.
Rare is the union of beauty and modesty.
A lady with her daughters or her nieces,
Shines like a guinea and seven shilling pieces.
A lady with her daughters or her nieces,
Shines like a guinea and seven shilling pieces.
A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.
A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.
Although it raine, throw not away thy watering pot.
Although it raine, throw not away thy watering pot.
Mend your cloathes, and you may hold out this yeare.
Mend your cloathes, and you may hold out this yeare.
To a child all weather is cold.
To a child all weather is cold.
To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.
To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.
The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel.
The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel.
It's absurd to warme one in his armour.
It's absurd to warme one in his armour.
