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A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.
A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.
We plough the sand on the sea shore.
We plough the sand on the sea shore.
Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.
Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.
Men speake of the faire, as things went with them there.
Men speake of the faire, as things went with them there.
He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.
[Lat., Nihil aliud est ebrietas quam voluntaria insania.]
Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.
[Lat., Nihil aliud est ebrietas quam voluntaria insania.]
Politeness and an affable address are our best introduction.
Politeness and an affable address are our best introduction.
Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.
Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.