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The Law is not the same at morning and at night.

George Herbert

Gossips are frogs, they drinke and talke.
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Drink Frog Gossip Talk
That flesh is but the glasse, which holds the dust That measures all our time; which also shall Be crumbled into dust.
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Dust Flesh Mortality
By the needle you shall draw the thread, and by that which is past, see how that which is to come will be drawne on.
GEORGE HERBERT

Needle Past People Thread
The reasons of the poore weigh not. [The reasons of the poor weigh not.]
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Poor Reason Weigh
Praise the Sea, but keepe on land.
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Land Ocean Sea
Of all smells, bread; of all tastes, salt.
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Food Smell Taste
There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly. [There is no jollity but hath a smack of folly.]
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Folly Jollity Smack
Shall I, to please another wine-sprung minde, Lose all mine own? God hath giv’n me a measure Short of His can and body; must I find A pain in that, wherein he finds a pleasure?
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Body Pain Wine
Heresie is the school of pride.
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Honour Pride School
To a good spender God is the Treasurer.
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Age Need Treasurer Youth
An upbraided morsell never choaked any.
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Choak Myself Upbraided
Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
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Fear Hope Path Right Wrong
Anothers bread costs deare.
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Bread Cost Dear
The scalded head feares cold water.
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Cold Fear Water
Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.
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Dry Slander Tempest
The worst speak something good; if all want sense, God takes a text, and preacheth patience.
GEORGE HERBERT

Need Patience Speak

The Law is not the same at morning and at night.

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