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Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.
Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.
An oath that is not to bee made is not to be kept.
An oath that is not to bee made is not to be kept.
Shee spins well that breedes her children.
Shee spins well that breedes her children.
I'll make the fur
Fly 'bout the ears of the old cur.
I'll make the fur
Fly 'bout the ears of the old cur.
In every age and clime we see,
Two of a trade can ne'er agree.
In every age and clime we see,
Two of a trade can ne'er agree.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
The Chicken is the Countries, but the Citie eats it.
The Chicken is the Countries, but the Citie eats it.
It is but a poor establishment where there are not many
superfluous things which the owner knows not of, read more
It is but a poor establishment where there are not many
superfluous things which the owner knows not of, and which go to
the thieves.
