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When yet was ever found a mother
Who'd give her booby for another?
When yet was ever found a mother
Who'd give her booby for another?
The more skilful the gambler, the worse the man.
The more skilful the gambler, the worse the man.
Great almes-giving lessens no mans living.
Great almes-giving lessens no mans living.
The rust of the mind is the destruction of genius.
The rust of the mind is the destruction of genius.
The poor man, while he apes the wealthy, effects his own ruin.
[The fable of frog and the cow.]
The poor man, while he apes the wealthy, effects his own ruin.
[The fable of frog and the cow.]
The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.
The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.
When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.
When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.
Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to read more
Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to th's first.
