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What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
The sight of a man hath the force of a Lyon.
The sight of a man hath the force of a Lyon.
There are more men threatned then stricken.
There are more men threatned then stricken.
Oh, sweet youth, how soon it fades!
Sweet joys of youth, how fleeting!
Oh, sweet youth, how soon it fades!
Sweet joys of youth, how fleeting!
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.
When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.
Who's to look after the keepers?
Who's to look after the keepers?
Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day
Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain-tops.
Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day
Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain-tops.
To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.
To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.
