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To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the read more
To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the nation;
Sure John and I are more than quit.
A fickle and capricious woman.
A fickle and capricious woman.
Blood is thicker than water.
Blood is thicker than water.
Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice;
Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment.
Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice;
Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment.
Alas! How difficult it is to prevent the countenance from
betraying guilt!
[Heu! quam difficile est crimen non read more
Alas! How difficult it is to prevent the countenance from
betraying guilt!
[Heu! quam difficile est crimen non prodere vultu.]
Never was anything so inconsistent.
Never was anything so inconsistent.
Marry your daughters betimes, lest they marry themselves.
Marry your daughters betimes, lest they marry themselves.
If the fish had not opened its mouth, it would not have been
caught.
If the fish had not opened its mouth, it would not have been
caught.
A new broome sweepeth cleane.
A new broome sweepeth cleane.
