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To buy deare is not bounty.
To buy deare is not bounty.
The whole family is packed into one trap.
The whole family is packed into one trap.
Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.
Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.
Every one stretcheth his legges according to his coverlet.
[Every one stretches his legs according to his coverlet.]
Every one stretcheth his legges according to his coverlet.
[Every one stretches his legs according to his coverlet.]
Her voice was ever soft,
Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman.
Her voice was ever soft,
Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman.
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
One father is enough to governe one hundred sons, but not a
hundred sons one father.
One father is enough to governe one hundred sons, but not a
hundred sons one father.
Despise not sweet inviting love-making nor the merry dance.
Despise not sweet inviting love-making nor the merry dance.
The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby,
Knowing that read more
The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby,
Knowing that with the shadow of his wings
He can at pleasure stint their melody:
Even so mayest thou the giddy men of Rome.
