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A crime in which many are implicated goes unpunished.
A crime in which many are implicated goes unpunished.
My sister and my sister's child,
Myself and children three,
Will fill the chaise: so you must read more
My sister and my sister's child,
Myself and children three,
Will fill the chaise: so you must ride
On horseback after me.
What a beard hast thou got! thou hast got more hair on thy chin
than Dobbin my thill-horse has read more
What a beard hast thou got! thou hast got more hair on thy chin
than Dobbin my thill-horse has on his tail.
Time stoops to no man's lure.
Time stoops to no man's lure.
No endeavour is in vain;
Its reward is in the doing.
No endeavour is in vain;
Its reward is in the doing.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
Evening words are not like to morning.
Evening words are not like to morning.
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
He is praised by some, blamed by others.
He is praised by some, blamed by others.
