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An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
It's no sure rule to fish with a cros-bow.
It's no sure rule to fish with a cros-bow.
God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.
God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.
The Italians are wise before the deede, the Germanes in the
deede, the French after the deede.
The Italians are wise before the deede, the Germanes in the
deede, the French after the deede.
That fair face will as years roll on lose its beauty, and old age
will bring its wrinkles to read more
That fair face will as years roll on lose its beauty, and old age
will bring its wrinkles to the brow.
Let that flea stick in the wa', when the dirt's dry, it'll rub
out.
Let that flea stick in the wa', when the dirt's dry, it'll rub
out.
Govern your temper, which will rule you unless kept in
subjection.
Govern your temper, which will rule you unless kept in
subjection.