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The Smith and his penny both are black.
The Smith and his penny both are black.
Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.
Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
Robin Hood could brave all weathers but a thaw wind.
Robin Hood could brave all weathers but a thaw wind.
Think'st thou it honourable for a noble man
Still to remember wrongs?
Think'st thou it honourable for a noble man
Still to remember wrongs?
He that gives thee a Capon, give him the leg and the wing.
He that gives thee a Capon, give him the leg and the wing.
It will please though ten times repeated.
It will please though ten times repeated.
He invites the commission of a crime who does not forbid it, when
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He invites the commission of a crime who does not forbid it, when
it is in his power to do so.
To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.
To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.
