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A gentle houswife marres the houshold.
A gentle houswife marres the houshold.
A woman conceales what shee knowes not.
A woman conceales what shee knowes not.
Before you make a friend, eate a bushell of salt with him.
[Before you make a friend, eat a read more
Before you make a friend, eate a bushell of salt with him.
[Before you make a friend, eat a bushel of salt with him.]
Some good lessons
Are also learnt from Ceres and from Bacchus,
Without whom Venus will not long read more
Some good lessons
Are also learnt from Ceres and from Bacchus,
Without whom Venus will not long attack us.
Play with a foole at home, and he will play with you in the
market.
Play with a foole at home, and he will play with you in the
market.
At Christmas play, and make good cheer,
For Christmas comes but once a year.
At Christmas play, and make good cheer,
For Christmas comes but once a year.
Going as if he trod upon eggs.
Going as if he trod upon eggs.
Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.
A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.
