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He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter,
or as a fool to the correction read more
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter,
or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the
snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
A sinful heart makes feeble hand.
A sinful heart makes feeble hand.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
[Lat., Noli equi dentes inspicere donati.]
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
[Lat., Noli equi dentes inspicere donati.]
God sends cold according to Cloathes.
[God sends cold according to clothes.]
God sends cold according to Cloathes.
[God sends cold according to clothes.]
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.
One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.
You tell a tale to a dead man.
You tell a tale to a dead man.
What your glasse telles you, will not be told by Councell.
What your glasse telles you, will not be told by Councell.
