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The wind in ones face makes one wise.
The wind in ones face makes one wise.
Being on sea saile, being on land settle.
Being on sea saile, being on land settle.
The act is judged of by the event.
The act is judged of by the event.
He was a man
Who stole the livery of the court of Heaven
To serve the devil read more
He was a man
Who stole the livery of the court of Heaven
To serve the devil in.
He that keeps nor crust nor crumb,
Weary of all shall want some.
He that keeps nor crust nor crumb,
Weary of all shall want some.
To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the read more
To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the nation;
Sure John and I are more than quit.
He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.
He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.
All powerful is the rule of fashion.
All powerful is the rule of fashion.
To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a read more
To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a weak mind.]
