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At Length the Fox turnes Monk.
At Length the Fox turnes Monk.
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter,
or as a fool to the correction read more
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter,
or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the
snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
A soldier when aged is not appreciated; the love of an old man
sickens.
A soldier when aged is not appreciated; the love of an old man
sickens.
What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.
What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.
Frugality is one thing, avarice another.
Frugality is one thing, avarice another.
My bark, once struck by the fury of the storm, dreads again to
approach the place of danger.
My bark, once struck by the fury of the storm, dreads again to
approach the place of danger.
Deceive not thy Physitian, Confessor, nor Lawyer.
Deceive not thy Physitian, Confessor, nor Lawyer.
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
