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It is a pleasant thing to be pointed at with the finger, and to
hear it said, "That is read more
It is a pleasant thing to be pointed at with the finger, and to
hear it said, "That is he."
No one can keep a mask on long.
No one can keep a mask on long.
There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.
There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.
Oh what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
Oh what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
Springes to catch woodcocks.
Springes to catch woodcocks.
Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]
Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]
Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the
attempt.
Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the
attempt.
He that is robb'd, not wanting what is stolen,
Let him not know it, and he's not robb'd at read more
He that is robb'd, not wanting what is stolen,
Let him not know it, and he's not robb'd at all.
