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And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
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And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
And seem a saint when most I play the devil.
She can change her
Mind like the wind: whatever she has said
Or done, is light to read more
She can change her
Mind like the wind: whatever she has said
Or done, is light to what she'll say or do.
The love of money and the love of learning rarely meet.
The love of money and the love of learning rarely meet.
Wine-Counsels seldome prosper.
Wine-Counsels seldome prosper.
A jade eates as much as a good horse.
A jade eates as much as a good horse.
As dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to this folly.
As dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to this folly.
The girl is the smallest portion of herself. [The girl is all
crinoline and chignon.]
The girl is the smallest portion of herself. [The girl is all
crinoline and chignon.]
There is more of bitterness than good nature in him.
There is more of bitterness than good nature in him.
Grief brims itself and flows away in tears.
Grief brims itself and flows away in tears.
