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Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
Silke doth quench the fire in the Kitchin.
Silke doth quench the fire in the Kitchin.
He will go back to the old faith he learnt
Beside his mother's knee.
He will go back to the old faith he learnt
Beside his mother's knee.
Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his
girdle.
Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his
girdle.
A coole mouth, and warme feet, live long.
[A cool mouth, and warm feet, live long.]
A coole mouth, and warme feet, live long.
[A cool mouth, and warm feet, live long.]
There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.
There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will read more
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work
hard.]
A stone in a well is not lost.
A stone in a well is not lost.
A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
A married man turns his staffe into a stake.