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Come, shepherd, let us make an honorable retreat; though not with
bag and baggage, yet with scrip and crippage.
Come, shepherd, let us make an honorable retreat; though not with
bag and baggage, yet with scrip and crippage.
A fair day in winter is the mother of a storme.
A fair day in winter is the mother of a storme.
An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.
An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.
Vertue and a Trade are the best portion for Children.
Vertue and a Trade are the best portion for Children.
What you don't know can't hurt you.
What you don't know can't hurt you.
It is a most miserable lot to be without an enemy. [No man can
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It is a most miserable lot to be without an enemy. [No man can
be successful without being envied and hated.]
Cities seldome change Religion only.
Cities seldome change Religion only.
To a close shorne sheepe, God gives wind by measure.
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To a close shorne sheepe, God gives wind by measure.
[To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by measure.]
A far greater warfare lies hidden under this assumed peace.
A far greater warfare lies hidden under this assumed peace.
