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Just then, as by the tumult riven,
Poured down at once the lowering heaven.
Just then, as by the tumult riven,
Poured down at once the lowering heaven.
Hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard.
Hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
A shippe and a woman are ever repairing.
A shippe and a woman are ever repairing.
There is no proverb which is not true.
[Sp., No hay refran que no sea verdadero.]
There is no proverb which is not true.
[Sp., No hay refran que no sea verdadero.]
An uncalled-for defence becomes a positive accusation.
An uncalled-for defence becomes a positive accusation.
Pleasure bought with pain does harm.
Pleasure bought with pain does harm.
At Length the Fox turnes Monk.
At Length the Fox turnes Monk.
And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.
And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.