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That's the best gowne that goes up and downe the house.
That's the best gowne that goes up and downe the house.
Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.
Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.
Hell is full of good intentions.
[Sp., El infierno es lleno de buenas intenciones.]
Hell is full of good intentions.
[Sp., El infierno es lleno de buenas intenciones.]
He subdues their rising passion and soothes their anger by soft
remonstrance.
He subdues their rising passion and soothes their anger by soft
remonstrance.
The finishing stroke of all sorrow.
The finishing stroke of all sorrow.
Life isn't all beer and skittles; but beer and skittles or
something better of the same sort, must form read more
Life isn't all beer and skittles; but beer and skittles or
something better of the same sort, must form a good part of every
Englishman's education.
Repentance follows hasty counsels.
[Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]
Repentance follows hasty counsels.
[Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]
When in good health we easily give good advice to the sick.
When in good health we easily give good advice to the sick.
Mystery magnifies danger, as the fog does the sun.
Mystery magnifies danger, as the fog does the sun.
