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A City that parlies is half gotten.
A City that parlies is half gotten.
Faire words makes mee looke to my purse.
Faire words makes mee looke to my purse.
In idle wishes fools supinely stay;
Be there a will,--and wisdom finds a way.
In idle wishes fools supinely stay;
Be there a will,--and wisdom finds a way.
The cause lies hidden; the effect is most notorious.
The cause lies hidden; the effect is most notorious.
Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
Though last, not least in love, yours, good Trebonius.
Though last, not least in love, yours, good Trebonius.
A childs service is little, yet hee is no little foole that
despiseth it.
A childs service is little, yet hee is no little foole that
despiseth it.
The words ending in Ique do mocke the Physician (as Hectique,
Paralitique, Apoplectique, Lethargique).
The words ending in Ique do mocke the Physician (as Hectique,
Paralitique, Apoplectique, Lethargique).
