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Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind!
The thief doth fear each bush an officer.
Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind!
The thief doth fear each bush an officer.
When a man makes up his mind to thrash another, he must also make
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When a man makes up his mind to thrash another, he must also make
up his mind to be a little thrashed himself.
But this swift business
I must uneasy make, lest too light winning
Make the prize light.
But this swift business
I must uneasy make, lest too light winning
Make the prize light.
Let the straight-limbed laugh at the club-footed, the white
skinned at the blackamoor.
Let the straight-limbed laugh at the club-footed, the white
skinned at the blackamoor.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.
If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.
Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
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Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
But he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him
And makes me poor indeed.
Life is halfe spent before we know what it is.
Life is halfe spent before we know what it is.
