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The command of custome is great.
The command of custome is great.
 The miserable man makes a peny of a farthing, and the liberall of 
a farthing sixe pence.  
 The miserable man makes a peny of a farthing, and the liberall of 
a farthing sixe pence. 
 Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand 
judgment.  
 Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand 
judgment. 
 How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
 Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.  
 How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
 Excels a dunce that has been kept at home. 
You whirled them to the back of beyont.
You whirled them to the back of beyont.
Enjoy in happiness the pleasures which each hour brings with it.
Enjoy in happiness the pleasures which each hour brings with it.
Vertue flies from the heart of a Mercenary man.
Vertue flies from the heart of a Mercenary man.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.
Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.