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Breed up a crow and he'll pick out your eyes.
Breed up a crow and he'll pick out your eyes.
If you could runne, as you drinke, you might catch a hare.
If you could runne, as you drinke, you might catch a hare.
He will not carry his wealth to the waters of Acheron.
He will not carry his wealth to the waters of Acheron.
For want of a naile the shoe is lost, for want of a shoe the
horse is lost, for read more
For want of a naile the shoe is lost, for want of a shoe the
horse is lost, for want of a horse the rider is lost.
A garden must be lookt unto and drest as the body.
A garden must be lookt unto and drest as the body.
Think, ye may buy the joys o'er dear,
Remember Tam o'Shanter's mare.
Think, ye may buy the joys o'er dear,
Remember Tam o'Shanter's mare.
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
Not to create confusion in what is clear, but to throw light on
what is obscure.
Not to create confusion in what is clear, but to throw light on
what is obscure.
To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.
To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.