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Trust not those cunning waters of his eyes,
For villany is not without such rheum.
Trust not those cunning waters of his eyes,
For villany is not without such rheum.
The honied tongue hath its poison.
The honied tongue hath its poison.
Never morning wore
To evening, but some heart did break.
Never morning wore
To evening, but some heart did break.
It is said that the propriety even of old Cato often yielded to
the exciting influence of the grape.
It is said that the propriety even of old Cato often yielded to
the exciting influence of the grape.
A live dog is better than a dead lion.
A live dog is better than a dead lion.
Woe to the house where there is no chiding.
Woe to the house where there is no chiding.
'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.
'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.
The guilty are alarmed and turn pale at the slightest thunder.
The guilty are alarmed and turn pale at the slightest thunder.
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a
brawling woman in a wide read more
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a
brawling woman in a wide house.
