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The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.
The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.
Want of pluck shows want of blood.
Want of pluck shows want of blood.
Whistle, and she'll come to you.
Whistle, and she'll come to you.
Let an ill man lie in thy straw, and he looks to be thy heire.
Let an ill man lie in thy straw, and he looks to be thy heire.
There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.
There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
Every one is weary, the poore in seeking, the rich in keeping,
the good in learning.
Every one is weary, the poore in seeking, the rich in keeping,
the good in learning.
He that gives thee a Capon, give him the leg and the wing.
He that gives thee a Capon, give him the leg and the wing.
