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When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.
When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.
The fault of the horse is put on the saddle.
The fault of the horse is put on the saddle.
He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.
He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.
The sense of death is most in apprehension.
The sense of death is most in apprehension.
Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.
Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.
It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.
It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
A cherefull looke makes a dish a feast.
[A cheerful look makes a dish a feast.]
A cherefull looke makes a dish a feast.
[A cheerful look makes a dish a feast.]