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To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.

George Herbert

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
Ships feare fire more then water. [Ships fear fire more than water.]
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Fire Ship Water
Conversation makes one what he is.
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Conversation Make People Success
The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings.
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Know Shoe Wear Wring
Prettiness dies first.
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Die First Prettiness
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
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Bone Dog Swallow
Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.
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Dead Give Restore
Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
GEORGE HERBERT

Blame Peter Saint
A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
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Married Men Stake
Praise the Sea, but keepe on land.
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Land Ocean Sea
Religion a stalking horse to shoot other foul.
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Foul Horse Stalk
Being on sea saile, being on land settle. [Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.]
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Land Sea Settle
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
He that will be surety, shall pay.
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Pay People Surety
Religion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.
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Credit Eye Touched
He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the Dead (i.e. books).
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Ask Book Sounsell

To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.

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