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He plaies well that winnes.
[He plays well that wins.]
He plaies well that winnes.
[He plays well that wins.]
Lying lips are abomination to the Lord.
Lying lips are abomination to the Lord.
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
A man well mounted is ever Cholerick.
A man well mounted is ever Cholerick.
Who likes not the drinke, God deprives him of bread.
Who likes not the drinke, God deprives him of bread.
Life's cares are comforts; such by heaven design'd
He that has none, must make them or be wretched.
Life's cares are comforts; such by heaven design'd
He that has none, must make them or be wretched.
She loved me for the dangers I had passed,
And I loved her for having pitied them.
She loved me for the dangers I had passed,
And I loved her for having pitied them.
Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect
The thoughts of others.
Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect
The thoughts of others.
Waight and measure take away strife.
Waight and measure take away strife.