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The sweat of industry would dry and die,
But for the end it works to.
The sweat of industry would dry and die,
But for the end it works to.
To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).
To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).
A cup concealed in the dress is rarely honestly carried.
A cup concealed in the dress is rarely honestly carried.
Vertue and a Trade are the best portion for Children.
Vertue and a Trade are the best portion for Children.
Lay her in the earth,
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring.
Lay her in the earth,
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring.
I escaped the Thunder, and fell into the Lightning.
I escaped the Thunder, and fell into the Lightning.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
A cherefull looke makes a dish a feast.
[A cheerful look makes a dish a feast.]
A cherefull looke makes a dish a feast.
[A cheerful look makes a dish a feast.]
The sow that was washed is turned to her wallowing in the mire.
The sow that was washed is turned to her wallowing in the mire.