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• Speake not of a dead man at the table.

  George Herbert

  Men, Tables, Dead Man

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.348

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• Spies are the ears and eyes of Princes.

  George Herbert

  Eye, Spy, Ears

  George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.324

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• States have their conversions and periods as well as naturall bodies.

  George Herbert

  Body, Periods, States

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.373

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• Still fisheth he that catcheth one.

  George Herbert

  Stills

  George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.325

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• Such a Saint, such an offering.

  George Herbert

  Offering, Saint

  George Herbert, Izaak Walton, Barnabas Oley (1848). “The Remains of that Sweet Singer of The Temple, George Herbert ...”, p.292

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• Sweet discourse makes short daies and nights.
  [Sweet discourse makes short days and nights.]

  George Herbert

  Sweet, Night, Day And Night

  George Herbert, Joseph Hall (1855). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: And The Satires and Psalms of Bishop Hall”, p.316

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• Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.
  [Take heed of a person marked, and a widow thrice married.]

  George Herbert

  Widows, Married, Thrice

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• Take heed of a step-mother; the very name of her sufficeth.

  George Herbert

  Mother, Names, Steps

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• The body is more drest then the soule.

  George Herbert

  Body

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.360

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• The charges of building and making of gardens are unknowne.

  George Herbert

  Garden, Building

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.336

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• The House shewes the owner.

  George Herbert

  House, Owners

  George Herbert (1959). “The works of George Herbert”

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• The ignorant hath an Eagles wings, and an Owles eyes.
  [The ignorant hath an eagle's wings and an owl's eyes.]

  George Herbert

  Eye, Eagles, Wings

  George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.319

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• The ill that comes out of our mouth falles into our bosome.

  George Herbert

  Mouths, Ill

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.325

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• The Lame goes as farre as your staggerer.
  [The lame goes as far as your staggerer.]

  George Herbert

  Lame

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• The Law is not the same at morning and at night.

  George Herbert

  Morning, Night, Law

  George Herbert (1846). “The Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.336, London : W. Pickering

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• The least foolish is wise.

  George Herbert

  Wise, Foolish

  George Herbert, Izaak Walton, Barnabas Oley (1848). “The Remains of that Sweet Singer of The Temple, George Herbert ...”, p.283

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• The life of man is a winter way.

  George Herbert

  Winter, Men, Way

  George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.319

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• The life of spies is to know, not bee known.

  George Herbert

  Spy, Bees, Knows

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.367

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• The little cannot bee great, unlesse he devoure many.
  [The little cannot be great unless he devour many.]

  George Herbert

  Littles, Bees

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• The March sunne raises but dissolves not.

  George Herbert

  March, Raises

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.346

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• The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.

  George Herbert

  Horse, Eye, Masters

  George Herbert (1836). “The works of George Herbert. containing Parentalia, the 2nd copy wanting the 1st sheet of vol.2].”, p.160

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• The Mill gets by going.

  George Herbert

  Mills

  George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.296

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• The miserable man makes a peny of a farthing, and the liberall of a farthing sixe pence.
  [The miserable man maketh a penny of a farthing, and the liberal of a farthing sixpence.]

  George Herbert

  Men, Pennies, Miserable

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• The morning Sunne never lasts a day.

  George Herbert

  Morning, Lasts

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.334

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• The Mr. absent, and the house dead.

  George Herbert

  House, Absent

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.361

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