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Some had rather lose their friend then their Jest.
Some had rather lose their friend then their Jest.
He that fights and runs away,
Will live to fight another day;
For he that runs may read more
He that fights and runs away,
Will live to fight another day;
For he that runs may fight again,
Which he can never do that's slain.
Deeper to wound she shuns the fight;
She drops her arms, to gain the field:
Secures her conquest by her flight:
And triumphs when she seems to yield.
Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.
Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.
They that hold the greatest farmes, pay the least rent (applyed
to rich men that are unthankful to God).
They that hold the greatest farmes, pay the least rent (applyed
to rich men that are unthankful to God).
He that will be surety, shall pay.
He that will be surety, shall pay.
Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
To take the nuts from the fire with the dogges foot.
[To take the nuts from the fire with read more
To take the nuts from the fire with the dogges foot.
[To take the nuts from the fire with the dog's foot.]
