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THESAURO-PHULAKION[Greek]: or, A treasury of divine raptures

Consisting of Serious Observations, Pious Ejaculations, Select Epigrams. Alphabetically rank'd and fil'd by a Private Chaplain to the Illustrious and Renowned Lady Urania The Divine and Heavenly Muse. The first part [by Nicholas Billingsley]

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160. On Buying.

He buys, and sels, and liveth by the loss,
The Proverb says, when worldly things go cross
With any; but if they that buy and sell
Would speak the truth, doubtless things would go well.