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Those who scratch their hair with one finger. [Fearing to
discompose their curls. Dandies.]
Those who scratch their hair with one finger. [Fearing to
discompose their curls. Dandies.]
The scalded head feares cold water.
The scalded head feares cold water.
Promising is the eve of giving.
Promising is the eve of giving.
Wisdom often exists under a shabby coat.
Wisdom often exists under a shabby coat.
What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.
What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.
It's a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
It's a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
Riches with their wicked inducements increase; nevertheless,
avarice is never satisfied.
Riches with their wicked inducements increase; nevertheless,
avarice is never satisfied.
Goods are theirs that enjoy them.
Goods are theirs that enjoy them.
But we are all men
In our own natures frail.
But we are all men
In our own natures frail.