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In a retreat the lame are formost.
In a retreat the lame are formost.
Had you the world on your Chesse-bord, you could not fill all to
your mind.
Had you the world on your Chesse-bord, you could not fill all to
your mind.
Every one stretcheth his legges according to his coverlet.
[Every one stretches his legs according to his coverlet.]
Every one stretcheth his legges according to his coverlet.
[Every one stretches his legs according to his coverlet.]
For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
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For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
Hee pays too deare for honey that licks it from thornes.
Hee pays too deare for honey that licks it from thornes.
The groundsell speakes not save what it heard at the hinges.
The groundsell speakes not save what it heard at the hinges.
The honied tongue hath its poison.
The honied tongue hath its poison.
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
