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No hour brings good fortune to one man without bringing
misfortune to another.
No hour brings good fortune to one man without bringing
misfortune to another.
Silke doth quench the fire in the Kitchin.
Silke doth quench the fire in the Kitchin.
Follow not truth too near the heels, lest it dash out thy teeth.
Follow not truth too near the heels, lest it dash out thy teeth.
I wont let a wife lead me to the altar. [I will not have a wife
that shall be read more
I wont let a wife lead me to the altar. [I will not have a wife
that shall be my master.]
To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.
To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.
Gentility is nothing but Ancient Riches.
Gentility is nothing but Ancient Riches.
Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.
Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.
To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the read more
To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the nation;
Sure John and I are more than quit.
