Oft expectation fails, and most oft there,
Where most it promises.

Oft expectation fails, and most oft there,
Where most it promises.

If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
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If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
May go to whoop and holloa.

Breed up a crow and he'll pick out your eyes.

Breed up a crow and he'll pick out your eyes.

Hee hath no leisure who useth it not.

Hee hath no leisure who useth it not.

The child saies nothing, but what it heard by the fire.

The child saies nothing, but what it heard by the fire.

This division of labour will lessen the task.

This division of labour will lessen the task.

Religion a stalking horse to shoot other foul.

Religion a stalking horse to shoot other foul.

Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason.

Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason.

Although the last, not least.

Although the last, not least.