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Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!
Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!
It's a poore sport that's not worth the candle.
[It is a poor sport that is not worth the read more
It's a poore sport that's not worth the candle.
[It is a poor sport that is not worth the candle.]
To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the read more
To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the nation;
Sure John and I are more than quit.
Many kisse the hand they wish cut off.
Many kisse the hand they wish cut off.
Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
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Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
But he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him
And makes me poor indeed.
No one delights more in revenge than a woman.
No one delights more in revenge than a woman.
The great would have none great and the little all little.
The great would have none great and the little all little.
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
