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Shee spins well that breedes her children.
Shee spins well that breedes her children.
The world is now adayes, God save the Conquerour.
The world is now adayes, God save the Conquerour.
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.
Mystery magnifies danger, as the fog does the sun.
Mystery magnifies danger, as the fog does the sun.
War should neither be feared nor provoked.
War should neither be feared nor provoked.
Who hath no more bread then neede, must not keepe a dog.
Who hath no more bread then neede, must not keepe a dog.
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.
Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, read more
Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, frost, and woe,
Where peace and hospitality might reign.
