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In robe and crown the king stepped down,
To meet and greet her on her way.
In robe and crown the king stepped down,
To meet and greet her on her way.
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.
My poverty, but not my will consents.
My poverty, but not my will consents.
Danger it selfe the best remedy for danger.
Danger it selfe the best remedy for danger.
Men of different tastes have different pursuits.
Men of different tastes have different pursuits.
Give place to your superiors.
Give place to your superiors.
Who will make a doore of gold must knock a naile every day.
Who will make a doore of gold must knock a naile every day.
Once a yeare a man may say: On his conscience.
Once a yeare a man may say: On his conscience.
He who has wronged you is either stronger or weaker than
yourself: be he weaker, spare him; be he read more
He who has wronged you is either stronger or weaker than
yourself: be he weaker, spare him; be he stronger, then spare
yourself.
