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He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
He will go back to the old faith he learnt
Beside his mother's knee.
He will go back to the old faith he learnt
Beside his mother's knee.
Two sparrows on one Ear of Corn make an ill agreement.
Two sparrows on one Ear of Corn make an ill agreement.
Three can hold their peace, if two be away.
Three can hold their peace, if two be away.
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
Those, who in quarrels interpose,
Must often wipe a bloody nose.
Those, who in quarrels interpose,
Must often wipe a bloody nose.
The gowne is his that we ares it, and the world his that enjoyes
it.
The gowne is his that we ares it, and the world his that enjoyes
it.
What a beard hast thou got! thou hast got more hair on thy chin
than Dobbin my thill-horse has read more
What a beard hast thou got! thou hast got more hair on thy chin
than Dobbin my thill-horse has on his tail.
Nothing dries sooner then a teare.
Nothing dries sooner then a teare.