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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

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John Lyly. (1554?–1606) (continued)
 
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    Lette me stande to the maine chance. 1
          Euphues, 1579 (Arber’s reprint), page 104.
290
    I mean not to run with the Hare and holde with the Hounde. 2
          Euphues, 1579 (Arber’s reprint), page 107.
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    It is a world to see. 3
          Euphues, 1579 (Arber’s reprint), page 116.
292
    There can no great smoke arise, but there must be some fire. 4
          Euphues and his Euphœbus, page 153.
293
    A clere conscience is a sure carde. 5
          Euphues, page 207.
294
    As lyke as one pease is to another.
          Euphues, page 215.
295
    Goe to bed with the Lambe, and rise with the Larke. 6
          Euphues and his England, page 229.
296
    A comely olde man as busie as a bee.
          Euphues and his England, page 252.
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    Maydens, be they never so foolyshe, yet beeing fayre they are commonly fortunate.
          Euphues and his England, page 279.
298
    Where the streame runneth smoothest, the water is deepest. 7
          Euphues and his England, page 287.
299
    Your eyes are so sharpe that you cannot onely looke through a Milstone, but cleane through the minde.
          Euphues and his England, page 289.
300
    I am glad that my Adonis hath a sweete tooth in his head.
          Euphues and his England, page 308.
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    A Rose is sweeter in the budde than full blowne. 8
          Euphues and his England, page 314.
 
Note 1.
The main chance.—William Shakespeare: 1 Henry VI. act i. sc. 1. Samuel Butler: Hudibras, part ii. canto ii. John Dryden: Persius, satire vi. [back]
Note 2.
See Heywood, Quotation 47. [back]
Note 3.
’T is a world to see.—William Shakespeare: Taming of the Shrew, act ii. sc. 1. [back]
Note 4.
See Heywood, Quotation 102. [back]
Note 5.
This is a sure card.—Thersytes, circa 1550. [back]
Note 6.
To rise with the lark and go to bed with the lamb.—Breton: Court and Country, 1618 (reprint, page 182).

Rise with the lark, and with the lark to bed.—James Hurdis: The Village Curate. [back]
Note 7.
See Raleigh, Quotation 3. [back]
Note 8.
The rose is fairest when ’t is budding new.—Sir Walter Scott: Lady of the Lake, canto iii. st. 1. [back]