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If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
Justice pleaseth few in their owne house.
Justice pleaseth few in their owne house.
A friend is a second self.
A friend is a second self.
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
Wisdom often exists under a shabby coat.
Wisdom often exists under a shabby coat.
The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.
The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.
The back-doore robs the house.
The back-doore robs the house.
As the honey of Hybla, my old lad of the castle--and is not a
buff jerkin in a most read more
As the honey of Hybla, my old lad of the castle--and is not a
buff jerkin in a most sweet robe of durance?
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
