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He can give little to his servant, that lickes his knife.
[He can give little to his servant that read more
He can give little to his servant, that lickes his knife.
[He can give little to his servant that licks his knife.]
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?
Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?
Marry your daughters betimes, lest they marry themselves.
Marry your daughters betimes, lest they marry themselves.
No barber shaves so close but another finds worke.
No barber shaves so close but another finds worke.
If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.
If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.
Be this our wall of brass, to be conscious of having done no
evil, and to grow pale at read more
Be this our wall of brass, to be conscious of having done no
evil, and to grow pale at no accusation.
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
Manners with Fortunes, Humours turn with Climes,
Tenets with Books, and Principles with Times.
Manners with Fortunes, Humours turn with Climes,
Tenets with Books, and Principles with Times.
