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When the Foxe preacheth, beware geese.
When the Foxe preacheth, beware geese.
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.
Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.
Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.
Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
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Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
But he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him
And makes me poor indeed.
You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.
You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.
Who will sell the Cow, must say the word.
Who will sell the Cow, must say the word.
It is sheer folly to tear the hair in grief as if sorrow could be
cured by baldness.
It is sheer folly to tear the hair in grief as if sorrow could be
cured by baldness.
They are safe in their number and their close array.
They are safe in their number and their close array.
Silkes and Satins put out the fire in the chimney.
Silkes and Satins put out the fire in the chimney.
