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Trust not those cunning waters of his eyes,
For villany is not without such rheum.
Trust not those cunning waters of his eyes,
For villany is not without such rheum.
When you have set yourself a task finish it.
When you have set yourself a task finish it.
A jade eates as much as a good horse.
A jade eates as much as a good horse.
Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
One fire burns out another's burning,
One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish;
Turn giddy and be read more
One fire burns out another's burning,
One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish;
Turn giddy and be holp by backward turning;
One desperate grief cures with another's languish.
Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt.
Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt.
Those who scratch their hair with one finger. [Fearing to
discompose their curls. Dandies.]
Those who scratch their hair with one finger. [Fearing to
discompose their curls. Dandies.]
He puls with a long rope, that waits for anothers death.
He puls with a long rope, that waits for anothers death.
Who would doe ill ne're wants occasion.
Who would doe ill ne're wants occasion.
