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If the mother had not beene in the oven, shee had never sought
her daughter there.
If the mother had not beene in the oven, shee had never sought
her daughter there.
What king so strong,
Can tie the gall up in a slanderer's tongue?
What king so strong,
Can tie the gall up in a slanderer's tongue?
Doe what thou oughtest, and come what come can.
Doe what thou oughtest, and come what come can.
Serve a noble disposition, though poore, the time comes that hee
will repay thee.
Serve a noble disposition, though poore, the time comes that hee
will repay thee.
The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.
The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have
greatness thrust upon 'em.
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have
greatness thrust upon 'em.
Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money.
Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money.
All our sweetest hours fly fastest.
All our sweetest hours fly fastest.
That which sufficeth is not little.
That which sufficeth is not little.
