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He won't, won't he? Then bring me my boots.
He won't, won't he? Then bring me my boots.
We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.
We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.
It is easy to be wise after the event.
It is easy to be wise after the event.
Hold their nose to the grindstone.
Hold their nose to the grindstone.
If all fooles wore white Caps, wee should seeme a flock of geese.
If all fooles wore white Caps, wee should seeme a flock of geese.
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]
Hence ye profane; I hate ye all;
Both the great vulgar, and the small.
Hence ye profane; I hate ye all;
Both the great vulgar, and the small.
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul.
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul.
Were it not for the bone in the legge, all the world would turne
Carpenters (to make them crutches).
Were it not for the bone in the legge, all the world would turne
Carpenters (to make them crutches).