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The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.
The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.
Hold their nose to the grindstone.
Hold their nose to the grindstone.
A bachelor's bed is the most pleasant.
A bachelor's bed is the most pleasant.
Hee is rich enough that wants nothing.
Hee is rich enough that wants nothing.
There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.
There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.
Unexpected results are the rule rather than the exception.
Unexpected results are the rule rather than the exception.
A lie that is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies.
A lie that is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies.
What your glasse telles you, will not be told by Councell.
What your glasse telles you, will not be told by Councell.
Some innocents 'scape not the thunderbolt.
Some innocents 'scape not the thunderbolt.