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An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
After the house is finisht, leave it.
After the house is finisht, leave it.
Better a snotty child, then his nose wip'd off.
Better a snotty child, then his nose wip'd off.
The love of money grows as money grows.
The love of money grows as money grows.
She never told her love,
But let concealment, like a worm i' th' bud,
Feed on her read more
She never told her love,
But let concealment, like a worm i' th' bud,
Feed on her damask cheek. She pined in thought;
And, with a green and yellow melancholy,
She sat like Patience on a monument,
Smiling at grief.
Turning these jests out of service, let us talk in good earnest.
Turning these jests out of service, let us talk in good earnest.
A light breath fans the flame, a violent gust extinguishes it.
A light breath fans the flame, a violent gust extinguishes it.
Love all, trust a few,
Do wrong to none.
Love all, trust a few,
Do wrong to none.
