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But why pursue the common tale?
Or wherefore show how knights prevail,
When ladies dare to hear?
But why pursue the common tale?
Or wherefore show how knights prevail,
When ladies dare to hear?
Woe to the house where there is no chiding.
Woe to the house where there is no chiding.
No sooner is a Temple built to God but the Devill builds a
Chappell hard by.
[No sooner read more
No sooner is a Temple built to God but the Devill builds a
Chappell hard by.
[No sooner is a Temple built to God but the Devil builds a chapel
hard by.]
Enough is as good as a feast.
Enough is as good as a feast.
Great paines quickly find ease.
Great paines quickly find ease.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy
are deceitful.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy
are deceitful.
Do what you should, not what you may.
Do what you should, not what you may.
The shadow of a mighty name.
The shadow of a mighty name.
