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I am undone! I have smashed the waggon. [I have ruined all.]
I am undone! I have smashed the waggon. [I have ruined all.]
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
The grape becomes tinted from the grape it comes in contact with.
The grape becomes tinted from the grape it comes in contact with.
O how wretched
Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favours!
O how wretched
Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favours!
God made the country, and man made the town.
God made the country, and man made the town.
A man perfect to the finger tips.
A man perfect to the finger tips.
He that lives well sees a farre off.
He that lives well sees a farre off.
One day unfolds it and one day destroys.
One day unfolds it and one day destroys.
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.