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THEY were in very little care to clothe their notions with elegance of dress, and therefore miss the notice and the praise which are often gained by those, who think less, but are more diligent to adorn their thoughts.

That a Mistress beloved is fairer in idea than in reality, is by Cowley thus expressed:

That prayer and labour should co-operate, are thus taught by Donne:

By the same author, a common topick, the danger of procrastination, is thus illustrated:

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