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Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
You may bring a horse to the river, but he will drinke when and
what he pleaseth.
You may bring a horse to the river, but he will drinke when and
what he pleaseth.
A mountaine and a river are good neighbours.
A mountaine and a river are good neighbours.
When the Foxe preacheth, beware geese.
When the Foxe preacheth, beware geese.
He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.
He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.
To have money is a feare, not to have it a griefe.
To have money is a feare, not to have it a griefe.
So sweetly she bade me adieu,
I thought that she bade me return.
So sweetly she bade me adieu,
I thought that she bade me return.
Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day
Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain-tops.
Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day
Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain-tops.
Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes.
Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes.