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What one day gives us, another takes away from us.
What one day gives us, another takes away from us.
The world is now adayes, God save the Conquerour.
The world is now adayes, God save the Conquerour.
The Smith and his penny both are black.
The Smith and his penny both are black.
The Citizen is at his businesse before he rise.
The Citizen is at his businesse before he rise.
He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.
He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.
Those, who in quarrels interpose,
Must often wipe a bloody nose.
Those, who in quarrels interpose,
Must often wipe a bloody nose.
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
He that mockes a cripple, ought to be whole.
He that mockes a cripple, ought to be whole.
The slothful is the servant of the counters.
The slothful is the servant of the counters.
