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He that hath a mouth of his owne, must not say to another; Blow.

He that hath a mouth of his owne, must not say to another; Blow.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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All things in their beeing are good for something.

All things in their beeing are good for something.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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I shudder when relating it.

I shudder when relating it.

by David Tuvill Found in: General Sayings,
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Were it not for the bone in the legge, all the world would turne
Carpenters (to make them crutches).

Were it not for the bone in the legge, all the world would turne
Carpenters (to make them crutches).

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop read more

I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop a little from her hand,
Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves,
And with a silk thread plucks it back again.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.

If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Such as she is, who died to-day,
Such thou alas! mayst be to-morrow.

Such as she is, who died to-day,
Such thou alas! mayst be to-morrow.

by Alexander Pope Found in: General Sayings,
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That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage
against her will.

That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage
against her will.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar.

A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar.

by Ben Jonson Found in: General Sayings,
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