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True beauty dwells on high: ours is a flame But borrowed thence to light us thither. Beauty and beauteous words should go together.

George Herbert

Sundays observe; think when the bells do chime, ‘T is angels’ music.
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Angel Sunday Think
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
That flesh is but the glasse, which holds the dust That measures all our time; which also shall Be crumbled into dust.
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Dust Flesh Mortality
A dead Bee maketh no Hony.
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Bees Hony Maketh
Thou that hast given so much to me give me one thing more, a grateful heart: not thankful when it pleaseth me, as if Thy blessings had spare days, but such a heart whose pulse may be Thy praise.
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Gratitude Thankful Thanksgiving
The best smell is bread; the best saver, salt; the best love, that of children.
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Children Love Smell
Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.
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Dead Give Restore
The devil divides the world between atheism and superstition.
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Atheism Atheist Devil
In solitude, be a multitude to thyself. Tibullus by all means use sometimes to be alone.
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Mean Solitude Use
With customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.
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Live Well Well
The eye will have his part.
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Eye Hope Part Vision
Frenzy, Heresie, and Jealovsie, seldome cured.
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Cure Frenzy Jealovsie
Ships feare fire more then water. [Ships fear fire more than water.]
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Fire Ship Water
France is a meddow that cuts thrice a yeere.
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Country Cutting People Thrice
He that hath love in his brest, hath spurres in his sides.
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Brest Side Squrres
It’s a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
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Bed Dangerous Fire

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