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In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.
In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.
The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.
The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will read more
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work
hard.]
May everything he treads upon become a rose!
May everything he treads upon become a rose!
Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.
Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.
For washing his hands, none sels his lands.
For washing his hands, none sels his lands.
That is not good language which all understand not.
That is not good language which all understand not.
Parsons are soules waggoners.
Parsons are soules waggoners.
It is the bright day that brings forth the adder.
It is the bright day that brings forth the adder.
