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Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.

George Herbert

Who eates the Kings Goose uoydes the feathers an hundred years after. [Who eats the king’s goose voids the feathers a hundred years after.]
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King Void Years
Ships feare fire more then water. [Ships fear fire more than water.]
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Fire Ship Water
The wife is the key of the house.
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House Key Wife
A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
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Married Men Stake
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
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Confidence Inspirational Sport
Love makes all hard hearts gentle.
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Gentle Heart Love
Never was strumpet faire.
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Create Faire Strumpet
Thou that hast given so much to me give me one thing more, a grateful heart: not thankful when it pleaseth me, as if Thy blessings had spare days, but such a heart whose pulse may be Thy praise.
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Gratitude Thankful Thanksgiving
Sundays observe; think when the bells do chime, ‘T is angels’ music.
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Angel Sunday Think
In a Leopard the spotts are not observed.
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Leopard Observe Spot
To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.
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Fine Ill Littles Wrapt
While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines. [While the discreet advise, the fool doth his busines.]
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Advise Discreet Fool
True beauty lives on high. Ours is but a flame borrowed thence.
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Beauty Borrowed Flame
The scalded head feares cold water.
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Cold Fear Water
An old dog barks not in vain.
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Bark Dog Vain
I envy no man’s nightingale or spring; Nor let them punish me with loss of rhyme, Who plainly say, My God, My King.
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King Loss Spring

Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.

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