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The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
One houres sleepe before midnight is worth three after.
[One hour's sleep before midnight is worth three after.]
One houres sleepe before midnight is worth three after.
[One hour's sleep before midnight is worth three after.]
What is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.
What is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.
More have repented speech then silence.
[More have repented speech than silence.]
More have repented speech then silence.
[More have repented speech than silence.]
How commentators each dark passage shun,
And hold their farthing candle to the sun.
How commentators each dark passage shun,
And hold their farthing candle to the sun.
In going abroad we change the climate not our dispositions.
In going abroad we change the climate not our dispositions.
Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
Whistle, and I'll come to you, my lad.
Whistle, and I'll come to you, my lad.
The house is a fine house, when good folks are within.
The house is a fine house, when good folks are within.
