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In solitude, be a multitude to thyself. Tibullus by all means use sometimes to be alone.

George Herbert

No Alchymy to saving.
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Alchymy People Save
He puls with a long rope, that waits for anothers death.
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Long Rope Wait
The reasons of the poore weigh not. [The reasons of the poor weigh not.]
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Poor Reason Weigh
A poore beauty finds more lovers then husbands.
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Beauty Husband Lover Poor
Many, affecting wit beyond their power, Have got to be a dear fool for an hour.
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Fool Hour Wit
To have money is a feare, not to have it a griefe.
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Fear Grief Money
Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within thee.
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Alcohol Drink Glass
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome. [Water, fire, and soldiers quickly make room.]
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Fire Soldier Water
A penny spar’d is twice got.
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Payment Penny People Twice
Of the smells, bread; of the tastes, salt.
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Salt Smell Taste
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
An old dog barks not in vain.
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Bark Dog Vain
To take the nuts from the fire with the dogges foot. [To take the nuts from the fire with the dog’s foot.]
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Dog Fire Nut
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
To seek these things is lost labour; Geese in an oyle pot, fat Hogs among Jews, and Wine in a fishing net.
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Fishing Jew Pot Wine
You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
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Make Mill Paire Wind

In solitude, be a multitude to thyself. Tibullus by all means use sometimes to be alone.

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