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Crime oft recoils upon the author's head.
Crime oft recoils upon the author's head.
When the Foxe preacheth, beware geese.
When the Foxe preacheth, beware geese.
Helpe thy selfe, and God will helpe thee.
Helpe thy selfe, and God will helpe thee.
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
Lay her in the earth,
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring.
Lay her in the earth,
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring.
A poore beauty finds more lovers then husbands.
A poore beauty finds more lovers then husbands.
When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.
When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.
Even a ring of iron is worn away by constant use.
Even a ring of iron is worn away by constant use.
Shewa good man his errour and he turnes it to a vertue, but an
ill, it doubles his fault.
Shewa good man his errour and he turnes it to a vertue, but an
ill, it doubles his fault.