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Light burdens, long borne, grow heavy.

George Herbert

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
Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
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Call Chuse Olives
They that are booted are not alwaies ready.
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Always Boot Ready
I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish. [I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
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Fish Morsel Take
Never was strumpet faire.
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Create Faire Strumpet
True beauty lives on high. Ours is but a flame borrowed thence.
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Beauty Borrowed Flame
Sundays observe; think when the bells do chime, ‘T is angels’ music.
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Angel Sunday Think
He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it. [He that hath but one eye must be afraid to lose it.]
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Bees Eye Lose
Better suffer ill, then doe ill. [Better suffer ill, than do ill.]
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Better Health People Suffer
Who shuts his hand has lost his gold, Who opens it hath it twice told.
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Gold Hands Lost
The life of spies is to know, not bee known.
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Bees Know Spy
God, and Parents, and our Master, can never be requited.
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Master Parent Requite
To gaine teacheth how to spend. [To gain teacheth how to spend.]
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Gain Spend Techheth
Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle. [Reason lies between the spur and the bridle.]
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Lying Reason Spurs
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 dwells on high: ours is a flame But borrowed thence to light us thither. Beauty and beauteous words should go together.
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Beauty Flame Light

Light burdens, long borne, grow heavy.

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