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Every sound alarms. [A guilty conscience.]
Every sound alarms. [A guilty conscience.]
We hate the hawk because he ever lives in battle.
We hate the hawk because he ever lives in battle.
One swallow does not make spring.
One swallow does not make spring.
As Love and I late harbour'd in one inn,
With proverbs thus each other entertain;
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As Love and I late harbour'd in one inn,
With proverbs thus each other entertain;
"In love there is no lack," thus I begin;
"Fair words make fools," replieth he again;
"Who spares to speak doth spare to speed," quoth I;
"As well," saith he, "too forward as too slow";
"Fortune assists the boldest," I reply;
"A hasty man," quote he, "ne'er wanted woe";
"Labour is light where love," quote I, "doth pay";
"Light burden's heavy, if far borne";
Quoth I, "The main lost, cast the by away";
"Y'have spun a fair thread," he replies in scorn.
And having thus awhile each other thwarted
Fools as we met, so fools again we parted.
Presse a stick, and it seemes a youth.
Presse a stick, and it seemes a youth.
Wishing, of all employments is the worst.
Wishing, of all employments is the worst.
Time rolls on, and we grow old with silent years.
Time rolls on, and we grow old with silent years.
The face, not the woman is the attraction.
The face, not the woman is the attraction.
Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.
Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.