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Who spits against heaven, it falls in his face.
Who spits against heaven, it falls in his face.
Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.
Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.
You are judged of by what you possess.
You are judged of by what you possess.
What your glasse telles you, will not be told by Councell.
What your glasse telles you, will not be told by Councell.
There are games in which it is better to lose than win.
There are games in which it is better to lose than win.
A lady with her daughters or her nieces,
Shines like a guinea and seven shilling pieces.
A lady with her daughters or her nieces,
Shines like a guinea and seven shilling pieces.
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
See the effect of commercial intercourse.
See the effect of commercial intercourse.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.