It is but a poor establishment where there are not many
superfluous things which the owner knows not of, read more

It is but a poor establishment where there are not many
superfluous things which the owner knows not of, and which go to
the thieves.

In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.

In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.

I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.

I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.

Good horses make short miles.

Good horses make short miles.

Love makes one fitt for any work.

Love makes one fitt for any work.

A woman's general. What should we fear?

A woman's general. What should we fear?

Fooles bite one another, but wise-men agree together.

Fooles bite one another, but wise-men agree together.

I talk of cheese, you of chalk.

I talk of cheese, you of chalk.

This formal fool, your man, speaks naught but proverbs,
And speak men what they can to him he'll answer
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This formal fool, your man, speaks naught but proverbs,
And speak men what they can to him he'll answer
With some rhyme, rotten sentence, or old saying,
Such spokes as ye ancient of ye parish use.