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    I would have thee gone,
    And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
    Who lets it hop a little from her hand,
    Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves,
    And with a silk thread plucks it back again.

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Much spends the traveller, more then the abider.

Much spends the traveller, more then the abider.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Nothing is more obnoxious than a low person raised to a high
position.

Nothing is more obnoxious than a low person raised to a high
position.

by John Clarke Found in: General Sayings,
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Yielded with coy submission, modest pride,
And sweet reluctant amorous delay.

Yielded with coy submission, modest pride,
And sweet reluctant amorous delay.

by Thomas Middleton Found in: General Sayings,
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Hidden evils are most dreaded.

Hidden evils are most dreaded.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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He that preacheth giveth almes.

He that preacheth giveth almes.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Give loosers leave to talke.

Give loosers leave to talke.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Even in animals there exists the spirit of their sires.

Even in animals there exists the spirit of their sires.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Hee wrongs not an old man that steales his supper from him.

Hee wrongs not an old man that steales his supper from him.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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You cannot flea a stone.

You cannot flea a stone.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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