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He puts his boot on his head, and his foot in his helmet.
He puts his boot on his head, and his foot in his helmet.
A little more than kin, and less than kind!
A little more than kin, and less than kind!
But with what incessant and grievous ills is old age surrounded!
But with what incessant and grievous ills is old age surrounded!
So sweetly she bade me adieu,
I thought that she bade me return.
So sweetly she bade me adieu,
I thought that she bade me return.
Robin Hood could brave all weathers but a thaw wind.
Robin Hood could brave all weathers but a thaw wind.
Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.
Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.
Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.
Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
He says anything that first comes into his mouth.
He says anything that first comes into his mouth.