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No one can keep a mask on long.
No one can keep a mask on long.
Better do nothing than do ill.
Better do nothing than do ill.
A well-bred youth neither speakes of himselfe, nor being spoken
to is silent.
A well-bred youth neither speakes of himselfe, nor being spoken
to is silent.
One swallow does not make spring.
One swallow does not make spring.
Leave her to Heaven,
And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge,
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Leave her to Heaven,
And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge,
To prick and sting her.
The gallant Sir Robert fought hard to the end,
But who can with fate and quart bumpers contend?
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The gallant Sir Robert fought hard to the end,
But who can with fate and quart bumpers contend?
Though Fate said, a hero should perish ill light;
So up rose bright Phoebus, and down fell the knight.
Wind puffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.
Wind puffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.
Religion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.
Religion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.
Promising is the eve of giving.
Promising is the eve of giving.
