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Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.
Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.
Friend, for your epitaph I'm grieved,
Where still so much is said;
One half will never be read more
Friend, for your epitaph I'm grieved,
Where still so much is said;
One half will never be believed,
The other never read.
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.
Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!
Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!
When you have set yourself a task finish it.
When you have set yourself a task finish it.
You made this mess yourself, and now you must eat it all up.
You made this mess yourself, and now you must eat it all up.
All keyes hang not on one girdle.
All keyes hang not on one girdle.
No man ought to be twice tried for the same offence.
No man ought to be twice tried for the same offence.
