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A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.

George Herbert

Only a sweet and virtuous soul, like seasoned timber, never gives.
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Giving Soul Sweet
A feather in hand is better then a bird in the ayre.
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Bird Feather Hand
Sundays observe; think when the bells do chime, ‘T is angels’ music.
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Angel Sunday Think
He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it. [He that hath but one eye must be afraid to lose it.]
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Bees Eye Lose
Ships feare fire more then water. [Ships fear fire more than water.]
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Fire Ship Water
He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
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Friday Sing Sunday Week
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
Prettiness dies first.
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Die First Prettiness
Better never begin than never make an end.
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End Laziness Speaker
Hee that should have what hee hath not, should doe what he doth not.
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Country Hath People
God heales, and the Physitian hath the thankes.
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Medical Physician Thank
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome. [Water, fire, and soldiers quickly make room.]
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Fire Soldier Water
There is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse of brain, says the Spaniard.
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Affection Brain Heat
Love makes all hard hearts gentle.
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Gentle Heart Love
To gaine teacheth how to spend. [To gain teacheth how to spend.]
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Gain Spend Techheth
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
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Bone Dog Swallow

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