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A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand read more
A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand for the distress
Of ladies who cannot have their own way.
The Cow knowes not what her taile is worth, till she have lost
it.
The Cow knowes not what her taile is worth, till she have lost
it.
It is part of the cure to wish to be cured.
[Lat., Pars sanitatis velle sanari fruit.]
It is part of the cure to wish to be cured.
[Lat., Pars sanitatis velle sanari fruit.]
Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.
Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.
In my integrity I'll wrap me up.
In my integrity I'll wrap me up.
Hee that blowes in the dust fills his eyes with it.
Hee that blowes in the dust fills his eyes with it.
The shrill trump,
The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife.
The shrill trump,
The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife.
Love makes one fitt for any work.
Love makes one fitt for any work.
The weakest goes to the wall.
The weakest goes to the wall.
