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When a Lackey comes to hells doore, the devills locke the gates.

George Herbert

Anothers bread costs deare.
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Bread Cost Dear
A poore beauty finds more lovers then husbands.
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Beauty Husband Lover Poor
He that will be surety, shall pay.
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Pay People Surety
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
Hee that should have what hee hath not, should doe what he doth not.
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Country Hath People
Brabling Curres never want torne eares.
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Brabling Need
It is very hard to shave an egge. [It is very hard to shave an egg.]
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Egg Hard Shave
Shall I, to please another wine-sprung minde, Lose all mine own? God hath giv’n me a measure Short of His can and body; must I find A pain in that, wherein he finds a pleasure?
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Body Pain Wine
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you bee drowned.
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Bees Found Rivers
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
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Law Morning Night
You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
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Make Mill Paire Wind
Dally not with mony or women. [Dally not with money or women.]
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Money Mony Women
He is a foole that makes a wedge of his fist.
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First Fool Wedge
God heales, and the Physitian hath the thankes.
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Medical Physician Thank
Better never begin than never make an end.
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End Laziness Speaker
While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines. [While the discreet advise, the fool doth his busines.]
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Advise Discreet Fool

When a Lackey comes to hells doore, the devills locke the gates.

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