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Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.
Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.
Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.
Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.
He can do most who has most power.
He can do most who has most power.
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman
are alike.
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman
are alike.
If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.
If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.
Crime oft recoils upon the author's head.
Crime oft recoils upon the author's head.
The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.
The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
