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Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything.
Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything.
Ready mony is a ready Medicine.
Ready mony is a ready Medicine.
The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale.
The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale.
There is no evil without its compensation.
There is no evil without its compensation.
He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
Waight and measure take away strife.
Waight and measure take away strife.
He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
A lucky chance, that oft decides the fate
Of mighty monarchs.
A lucky chance, that oft decides the fate
Of mighty monarchs.