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What he has is of no more use to the miser than that which he has
not.
What he has is of no more use to the miser than that which he has
not.
A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand read more
A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand for the distress
Of ladies who cannot have their own way.
The back-doore robs the house.
The back-doore robs the house.
He complaines wrongfully on the sea that twice suffers shipwrack.
He complaines wrongfully on the sea that twice suffers shipwrack.
He who seeks to terrify others is more in fear himself.
He who seeks to terrify others is more in fear himself.
I talk of cheese, you of chalk.
I talk of cheese, you of chalk.
Hee that would bee well old, must bee old betimes.
Hee that would bee well old, must bee old betimes.
The Cow knowes not what her taile is worth, till she have lost
it.
The Cow knowes not what her taile is worth, till she have lost
it.
Long jesting was never good.
Long jesting was never good.
