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The eye will have his part.

George Herbert

Good and quickly seldom meet.
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Haste Meet Seldom
Love without end, hath no end, says the Spaniard: (meaning, if it were not begun on particular ends, it would last).
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End Lasts Particular
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
In the world who knowes not to swimme, goes to the bottome. [In the world, who knows not to swim goes to the bottom.]
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Bottom Swim World
He that chastens one, chastens 20.
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Chasten Emotion People Version
Never was strumpet faire.
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Create Faire Strumpet
Man is one world, and hath / Another to attend him.
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Attend Men World
The life of spies is to know, not bee known.
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Bees Know Spy
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome. [Water, fire, and soldiers quickly make room.]
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Fire Soldier Water
Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his girdle.
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Foxes Girdle Mate
When a Lackey comes to hells doore, the devills locke the gates.
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Gate Hell Lackey
With customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.
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Live Well Well
Of all smells, bread; of all tastes, salt.
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Food Smell Taste
The devil divides the world between atheism and superstition.
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Atheism Atheist Devil
A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
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Assurance Master Pay
Envy not greatness: for thou mak’st thereby Thyself the worse, and so the distance greater.
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Distance Envy Greatness

The eye will have his part.

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