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There is more of bitterness than good nature in him.
There is more of bitterness than good nature in him.
Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.
Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.
The Frier preached against stealing, and had a goose in his
sleeve.
[The Friar preached against stealing, and read more
The Frier preached against stealing, and had a goose in his
sleeve.
[The Friar preached against stealing, and had a goose in his
sleeve.]
Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.
Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.
A diligent Scholer, and the Master's paid.
A diligent Scholer, and the Master's paid.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
Neither do men put new wine into old bottles.
Neither do men put new wine into old bottles.
An injury may prove a blessing.
An injury may prove a blessing.
So use your own property as not to injure that of another.
So use your own property as not to injure that of another.