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No man can serve two masters.
No man can serve two masters.
To take the nuts from the fire with the dogges foot.
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To take the nuts from the fire with the dogges foot.
[To take the nuts from the fire with the dog's foot.]
He who boasts of his pedigree praises that which does not belong
to him.
He who boasts of his pedigree praises that which does not belong
to him.
O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop!
O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop!
All seems infected that th' infected spy,
As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye.
All seems infected that th' infected spy,
As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye.
To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.
To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.
A woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate,
For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate.
A woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate,
For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate.
Trifles light as air
Are to the jealous confirmations strong
As proofs of holy writ.
Trifles light as air
Are to the jealous confirmations strong
As proofs of holy writ.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
