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Fine dressing is a foule house swept before the doores.
Fine dressing is a foule house swept before the doores.
To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.
To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.
She stands on tiptoe to be kissed.
She stands on tiptoe to be kissed.
Prevention is better than cure.
Prevention is better than cure.
It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.
It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
A Horse made, and a man to make.
A Horse made, and a man to make.
Who spits against heaven, it falls in his face.
Who spits against heaven, it falls in his face.
