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New customs,
Though they be never so ridiculous,
(Nay, let 'em be unmanly), yet are followed.
New customs,
Though they be never so ridiculous,
(Nay, let 'em be unmanly), yet are followed.
God oft hath a great share in a little house.
God oft hath a great share in a little house.
Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
Though you rise early, yet the day comes at his time, and not
till then.
Though you rise early, yet the day comes at his time, and not
till then.
Hee that goes barefoot, must not plant thornes.
Hee that goes barefoot, must not plant thornes.
In doing nothing men learn to do evil.
In doing nothing men learn to do evil.
Learned or unlearned we all must be scribbling.
Learned or unlearned we all must be scribbling.
A drunkards purse is a bottle.
A drunkards purse is a bottle.
The War is not don so long as my Enemy lives.
The War is not don so long as my Enemy lives.
