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If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
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If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
May go to whoop and holloa.
A foole may throw a stone into a well, which a hundred wise men
cannot pull out.
A foole may throw a stone into a well, which a hundred wise men
cannot pull out.
He assigned it to regions more than tropical.
He assigned it to regions more than tropical.
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
The grief of an heir is only masked laughter.
The grief of an heir is only masked laughter.
In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.
In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.
You are his father by nature, I by counsel.
You are his father by nature, I by counsel.
