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Praise the Sea, but keepe on land.

George Herbert

To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.
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Fair Ready Window
France is a meddow that cuts thrice a yeere.
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Country Cutting People Thrice
He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
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Friday Sing Sunday Week
Being on sea saile, being on land settle. [Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.]
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Land Sea Settle
Envy not greatness: for thou mak’st thereby Thyself the worse, and so the distance greater.
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Distance Envy Greatness
Good and quickly seldom meet.
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Haste Meet Seldom
Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
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Call Chuse Olives
He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.
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Lying Perish Trust
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
The Divell never assailes a man, except he find him either void of knowledge, or of the fear of God.
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Fear God Knowledge Men Void
To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
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Eat Greedy Horse
Chuse none for thy servant who have served thy betters.
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Better None People Servant
Sundays observe; think when the bells do chime, ‘T is angels’ music.
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Angel Sunday Think
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you bee drowned.
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Bees Found Rivers
Of the smells, bread; of the tastes, salt.
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Salt Smell Taste
There is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse of brain, says the Spaniard.
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Affection Brain Heat

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