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In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return
unto the ground; for out of read more
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return
unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou
art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.
A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.
Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.
Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
The Fox knowes much, but more he that catcheth him.
The Fox knowes much, but more he that catcheth him.
Snuffling through his nose some stale joke.
Snuffling through his nose some stale joke.
Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day
Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain-tops.
Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day
Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain-tops.
Go to Jericho.
Let them all go to Jericho,
And ne'er be seen againe.
Go to Jericho.
Let them all go to Jericho,
And ne'er be seen againe.
