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But pleasures are like poppies spread:
You seize the flower,--its bloom is shed.
But pleasures are like poppies spread:
You seize the flower,--its bloom is shed.
Warre makes theeves, and peace hangs them.
Warre makes theeves, and peace hangs them.
O well for him whose will is strong,
He suffers, but he will not suffer long.
O well for him whose will is strong,
He suffers, but he will not suffer long.
Many a smale maketh a grate.
Many a smale maketh a grate.
We are fooles one to another.
We are fooles one to another.
Princes are venison in Heaven.
Princes are venison in Heaven.
The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long and wise experience.
Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long and wise experience.
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
