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This volume includes a selection of George Herbert's prose works, showcasing his diverse range of writing styles and themes.
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“Assaile who will, the valiant attends.”
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“At dinner my man appeares.”
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“At Length the Fox turnes Monk.”
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“Be what thou wouldst seeme to be.”
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“Beare with evill, and expect good.”
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“Beate the dog before the Lyon.”
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“Bee not idle and you shall not bee longing.”
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“Better a snotty child, then his nose wip'd off.”
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“Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.”
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“Between the businesse of life and the day of death, a space ought to be interposed.”
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“By doing nothing we learne to do ill.”
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“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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“Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make.”
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“Cities seldome change Religion only.”
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“Councell breakes not the head.”
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“Count not fowre except you have them in a wallett.”
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“Cover your selfe with your shield, and care not for cryes.”
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“Cruelty is more cruell, if we defer the pain.”
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“Diseases of the eye are to bee cured with the elbow.”
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“Divine ashes are better then earthly meale.”
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“Dry bread at home is better then rost meate abroad.”
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“Dry feet, warme head, bring safe to bed.”
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“Empty Chambers make foolish maides.”
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“Ever since we weare cloathes, we know not one another.”
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“Every bees hony is sweet.”
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“Every day brings his bread with it.”
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“Every one fastens where there is gaine.”
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“Every one hath a foole in his sleeve.”
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“Every one is witty for his owne purpose.”
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“Every one thinkes his sacke heaviest.”
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“Faire is not faire, but that which pleaseth.”
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“Faire words makes mee looke to my purse.”
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“Farre shooting never kild bird.”
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“Feare keepes the garden better then the gardiner.”
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“Feare nothing but sinne.”
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“Flies are busiest about leane horses.”
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“Folly growes without watering.”
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“Fooles bite one another, but wise-men agree together.”
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“Fooles give to please all but their owne.”
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“For the same man to be an heretick and a good subject, is incompossible.”
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“For washing his hands, none sels his lands.”
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“Forbeare not sowing because of birds.”
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“France is a meddow that cuts thrice a yeere.”
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“Frenzy, Heresie, and Jealovsie, seldome cured.”
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“Gamsters and race-horses never last long.”
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“Give loosers leave to talke.”
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“Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.”
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“God is at the end, when we thinke he is furthest off it.”
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“Good is to bee sought out, and evill attended.”
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“Good land, evill way.”
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