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Many talk of Robin Hood that never shot his bow,
And many talk of Little John that never did read more
Many talk of Robin Hood that never shot his bow,
And many talk of Little John that never did him know.
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
Nothing dries sooner then a teare.
Nothing dries sooner then a teare.
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
Bashfulness is an enemy to poverty.
Bashfulness is an enemy to poverty.
The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
In misfortune if you cultivate a cheerful disposition you will
reap the advantage of it.
In misfortune if you cultivate a cheerful disposition you will
reap the advantage of it.
Favours out of place I regard as positive injuries.
Favours out of place I regard as positive injuries.
A faire wife and a frontire Castle breede quarrels.
A faire wife and a frontire Castle breede quarrels.
