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Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.

George Herbert

Who eates the Kings Goose uoydes the feathers an hundred years after. [Who eats the king’s goose voids the feathers a hundred years after.]
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King Void Years
Summe up at night what thou hast done by day; And in the morning what thou hast to do. Dresse and undresse thy soul; mark the decay And growth of it; if, with thy watch, that too Be down then winde up both; since we shall be Most surely judg’d, make thy accounts agree.
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Morning Night Soul
It’s a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
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Bed Dangerous Fire
A feather in hand is better then a bird in the ayre.
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Bird Feather Hand
Weening is not measure.
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Doubt Knowlegfe Matter Weep
Of all smells, bread; of all tastes, salt.
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Food Smell Taste
Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft. [Of a pig’s tail you can never make a good shaft.]
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Good Make Pig Shaft Tail
Hee that should have what hee hath not, should doe what he doth not.
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Country Hath People
Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle. [Reason lies between the spur and the bridle.]
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Lying Reason Spurs
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome. [Water, fire, and soldiers quickly make room.]
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Fire Soldier Water
To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.
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Fine Ill Littles Wrapt
A dead Bee maketh no Hony.
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Bees Hony Maketh
To a good spender God is the Treasurer.
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Age Need Treasurer Youth
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.
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Needle Past People Thread
The life of spies is to know, not bee known.
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Bees Know Spy
When a Lackey comes to hells doore, the devills locke the gates.
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Gate Hell Lackey

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