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Criticks are like brushers of Noblemens cloaths.
Criticks are like brushers of Noblemens cloaths.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
I can tell thee where that saying was born, of 'I fear no
colors.'
I can tell thee where that saying was born, of 'I fear no
colors.'
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.
Nothing is so secure as that money will not defeat it.
Nothing is so secure as that money will not defeat it.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
A little nonsense now and then
Is relished by the wisest men.
A little nonsense now and then
Is relished by the wisest men.
As shines the moon in clouded skies,
She in her poor attire was seen.
As shines the moon in clouded skies,
She in her poor attire was seen.
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.
