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Weeds are shallow-rooted,
Suffer them now, and they'll o'ergrow the garden,
And choke the herbs for want read more
Weeds are shallow-rooted,
Suffer them now, and they'll o'ergrow the garden,
And choke the herbs for want of husbandry.
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some read more
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some dang'rous taint they bear;
So roses grow on thorns, and honey wears a sting.
Sinnes are not knowne till they bee acted.
Sinnes are not knowne till they bee acted.
A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light.
A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light.
Let them call it mischief;
Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue.
Let them call it mischief;
Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue.
Good things soon find a purchaser.
Good things soon find a purchaser.
Give place to your superiors.
Give place to your superiors.
An undertaking beset with danger.
An undertaking beset with danger.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
