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The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby,
Knowing that read more
The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby,
Knowing that with the shadow of his wings
He can at pleasure stint their melody:
Even so mayest thou the giddy men of Rome.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
Whose nature is so far from doing harms,
That he suspects none.
Whose nature is so far from doing harms,
That he suspects none.
It is not to be argued that the abuse of a thing proves that it
is useless.
It is not to be argued that the abuse of a thing proves that it
is useless.
A woman the leader of the enterprise.
A woman the leader of the enterprise.
Who gathers thistles, may expect pricks.
Who gathers thistles, may expect pricks.
Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.
Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.
He that deales in the world needes foure seeves.
He that deales in the world needes foure seeves.
Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you're
a good man, you're a wonder!
Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you're
a good man, you're a wonder!
