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The Germans wit is in his fingers.
The Germans wit is in his fingers.
Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught:
Our sweetest songs are those which tell of saddest read more
Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught:
Our sweetest songs are those which tell of saddest thought.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
He that will do thee a good turne, either he will be gon or dye.
He that will do thee a good turne, either he will be gon or dye.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
In the husband wisedome, in the wife gentlenesse.
In the husband wisedome, in the wife gentlenesse.
If you are dreaded by many then beware of many.
If you are dreaded by many then beware of many.
What is now an act of reason, was but blind impulse.
What is now an act of reason, was but blind impulse.
He that gaines well and spends well, needes no count booke.
He that gaines well and spends well, needes no count booke.
