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Anything for a quiet life.
Anything for a quiet life.
What is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.
What is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.
A Marchant that gaines not, looseth.
A Marchant that gaines not, looseth.
Truth and oyle are ever above.
Truth and oyle are ever above.
I saw young Harry with his visor up.
I saw young Harry with his visor up.
The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means read more
The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means of attack, the other as a means
of defence.
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray read more
O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray ye flog them upon all occasions,
It mends their morals--never mind the pain.
The comforters head never akes.
The comforters head never akes.
