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What is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.
What is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.
Though the Mastiffe be gentile, yet bite him not by the lippe.
Though the Mastiffe be gentile, yet bite him not by the lippe.
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.
Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches
and honour.
Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches
and honour.
The gentle Hawke halfe mans her selfe.
The gentle Hawke halfe mans her selfe.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
If all fooles wore white Caps, wee should seeme a flock of geese.
If all fooles wore white Caps, wee should seeme a flock of geese.
