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Hee that should have what hee hath not, should doe what he doth
not.
Hee that should have what hee hath not, should doe what he doth
not.
A gentle houswife marres the houshold.
A gentle houswife marres the houshold.
Who that has reason, and his smell,
Would not among roses and jasmin dwell?
Who that has reason, and his smell,
Would not among roses and jasmin dwell?
Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
All is not gold that glisters.
All is not gold that glisters.
An angelic boyhood becomes a Satanic old age.
[Lat., Angelicus juvenis senibus satanizat in annis.]
An angelic boyhood becomes a Satanic old age.
[Lat., Angelicus juvenis senibus satanizat in annis.]
There is no man, though never so little, but sometimes he can
hurt.
There is no man, though never so little, but sometimes he can
hurt.
When prayers are done, my Lady is ready.
When prayers are done, my Lady is ready.
Fire that's closest kept, burns most of all.
Fire that's closest kept, burns most of all.
