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What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.
A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.
Greene wood makes a hott fire.
Greene wood makes a hott fire.
Whose wit in the combat as gentle as bright
Ne'er carried a heartstain away on its blade.
Whose wit in the combat as gentle as bright
Ne'er carried a heartstain away on its blade.
Hee pays too deare for honey that licks it from thornes.
Hee pays too deare for honey that licks it from thornes.
In my integrity I'll wrap me up.
In my integrity I'll wrap me up.
A childs service is little, yet hee is no little foole that
despiseth it.
A childs service is little, yet hee is no little foole that
despiseth it.
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
