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A cup concealed in the dress is rarely honestly carried.
A cup concealed in the dress is rarely honestly carried.
Three things are men most likely to be cheated in, a horse, a
wig, and a wife.
Three things are men most likely to be cheated in, a horse, a
wig, and a wife.
Health and sicknesse surely are mens double enemies.
Health and sicknesse surely are mens double enemies.
Judges and senates have been bought for gold;
Esteem and love were never to be sold.
Judges and senates have been bought for gold;
Esteem and love were never to be sold.
It's a poore sport that's not worth the candle.
[It is a poor sport that is not worth the read more
It's a poore sport that's not worth the candle.
[It is a poor sport that is not worth the candle.]
There are a kind of men so loose of soul,
That in their sleeps will mutter their affairs.
There are a kind of men so loose of soul,
That in their sleeps will mutter their affairs.
Woe to the house where there is no chiding.
Woe to the house where there is no chiding.
A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar.
A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar.
