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    Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
    ground--long heath, brown furze, anything. The wills above be
    done, but I would fain die a dry death.

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Light burthens, long borne, growe heavie.
[Light burdens, long borne, grow heavy.]

Light burthens, long borne, growe heavie.
[Light burdens, long borne, grow heavy.]

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You rub the sore
When you should bring the plaster!

You rub the sore
When you should bring the plaster!

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He that commits a fault, thinkes every one speakes of it.

He that commits a fault, thinkes every one speakes of it.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Tears are at times as eloquent as words. [Weeping hath a voice.]

Tears are at times as eloquent as words. [Weeping hath a voice.]

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The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.

The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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The crow bewailes the sheepe, and then eates it.

The crow bewailes the sheepe, and then eates it.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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He blames Neptune unjustly who twice suffers shipwreck.

He blames Neptune unjustly who twice suffers shipwreck.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer.

Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer.

by William Wordsworth Found in: General Sayings,
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The foule Toade hath a faire stone in his head.

The foule Toade hath a faire stone in his head.

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