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Disgraces are like cherries, one drawes another.
Disgraces are like cherries, one drawes another.
She stands on tiptoe to be kissed.
She stands on tiptoe to be kissed.
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.
It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.
It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.
One foote is better then two crutches.
One foote is better then two crutches.
Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
elevation by way of a joke.
Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
elevation by way of a joke.
