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She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
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She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
In her mouth, not a wooden ladle.
He sins not, who is not wilfully a sinner.
He sins not, who is not wilfully a sinner.
Sleepe without supping, and wake without owing.
Sleepe without supping, and wake without owing.
The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.
The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.
Nothing is so swift as calumny, nothing is more easily
propagated, nothing more readily credited, nothing more widely
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Nothing is so swift as calumny, nothing is more easily
propagated, nothing more readily credited, nothing more widely
circulated.
The Citizen is at his businesse before he rise.
The Citizen is at his businesse before he rise.
He that hath no good trade, it is to his losse.
He that hath no good trade, it is to his losse.
We are often saved from crime by the disgrace of others.
We are often saved from crime by the disgrace of others.
None saies his Garner is full.
None saies his Garner is full.
