She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
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She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
In her mouth, not a wooden ladle.

Mariana in the moated grange.

Mariana in the moated grange.

Diseases of the eye are to bee cured with the elbow.

Diseases of the eye are to bee cured with the elbow.

Beauty drawes more then oxen.

Beauty drawes more then oxen.

He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.

He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.

We can more easily endure that which shames than that which vexes
us.

We can more easily endure that which shames than that which vexes
us.

Omittance is no quittance.

Omittance is no quittance.

To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).

To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).

Hope is a waking dream.

Hope is a waking dream.