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Thursday come, and the week's gone.
Thursday come, and the week's gone.
A jade eates as much as a good horse.
A jade eates as much as a good horse.
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
The first and last frosts are the worst.
The first and last frosts are the worst.
He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.
He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.
The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
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The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he esteems your merit,
Is such a friend, that one had need
Be very much his friend indeed
To pardon or to bear it.
It's a proud horse that will not carry his owne provender.
It's a proud horse that will not carry his owne provender.
Seeing is different than being told.
Seeing is different than being told.
The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.
The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.
