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Not if you burst yourself will you equal him.
Not if you burst yourself will you equal him.
A lady with her daughters or her nieces,
Shines like a guinea and seven shilling pieces.
A lady with her daughters or her nieces,
Shines like a guinea and seven shilling pieces.
Idle folks have the most labour.
Idle folks have the most labour.
In avoiding one vice fools rush into the opposite extreme.
In avoiding one vice fools rush into the opposite extreme.
The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.
The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
Spectacles are deaths Harquebuze.
Spectacles are deaths Harquebuze.
With bated breath we offer wicked vows.
With bated breath we offer wicked vows.