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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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Lay her in the earth,
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring.

Lay her in the earth,
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Cloath thee in war, arme thee in peace.

Cloath thee in war, arme thee in peace.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.

One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.

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To wish to be cured is half way towards cure.

To wish to be cured is half way towards cure.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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There's always a shot in the locker.

There's always a shot in the locker.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy
are deceitful.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy
are deceitful.

by Bible Found in: Friends Sayings, General Sayings,
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I am undone! I have smashed the waggon. [I have ruined all.]

I am undone! I have smashed the waggon. [I have ruined all.]

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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When my house burnes, it's not good playing at Chesse.

When my house burnes, it's not good playing at Chesse.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The wine in the bottell doth not quench thirst.
[The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.]

The wine in the bottell doth not quench thirst.
[The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.]

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