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Penny wise, pound foolish.
Penny wise, pound foolish.
Two other tender drops, which ready stood,
Each in their crystal sluice.
Two other tender drops, which ready stood,
Each in their crystal sluice.
Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.
Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.
'Tis not long after
But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve,
For daws to peck read more
'Tis not long after
But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve,
For daws to peck at.
Princes are venison in Heaven.
Princes are venison in Heaven.
'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.
'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul.
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul.
Fortune, by being too lavish of her favours on a man, only makes
a fool of him.
Fortune, by being too lavish of her favours on a man, only makes
a fool of him.
Hee that doth what hee will, doth not what he ought.
Hee that doth what hee will, doth not what he ought.