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[A woman] fiercer than a cubless tigress.
[A woman] fiercer than a cubless tigress.
Life isn't all beer and skittles; but beer and skittles or
something better of the same sort, must form read more
Life isn't all beer and skittles; but beer and skittles or
something better of the same sort, must form a good part of every
Englishman's education.
Sudden friendship, sure repentance.
Sudden friendship, sure repentance.
Go to Jericho.
Let them all go to Jericho,
And ne'er be seen againe.
Go to Jericho.
Let them all go to Jericho,
And ne'er be seen againe.
There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
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There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
None is so wise, but the foole overtakes him.
None is so wise, but the foole overtakes him.
We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty
is ever charming.
We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty
is ever charming.
If fooles should not foole it, they shall lose their season.
If fooles should not foole it, they shall lose their season.
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!