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George Herbert

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
He that is angry at a feast is rude.
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Angry Feast Rude
There are many waies to fame. {There are many ways to fame.]
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Fame Many Way
The way is an ill neighbour.
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Ill Neighbour Way
Sum up at night what thou hast done by day.
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Night Wisdom Wise
Religion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.
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Credit Eye Touched
The life of spies is to know, not bee known.
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Bees Know Spy
The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
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Absent Dead House
Praise the Sea, but keepe on land.
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Land Ocean Sea
The miserable man makes a peny of a farthing, and the liberall of a farthing sixe pence. [The miserable man maketh a penny of a farthing, and the liberal of a farthing sixpence.]
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Men Miserable Pennies
Love makes all hard hearts gentle.
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Gentle Heart Love
Only a sweet and virtuous soul, like seasoned timber, never gives.
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Giving Soul Sweet
To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.
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Fine Ill Littles Wrapt
The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings.
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Know Shoe Wear Wring
Sink not in spirit; who aimeth at the sky Shoots higher much than he that means a tree.
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Mean Sky Success
He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
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Friday Sing Sunday Week

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