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He can give little to his servant, that lickes his knife.
[He can give little to his servant that read more
He can give little to his servant, that lickes his knife.
[He can give little to his servant that licks his knife.]
He that serves well needes not ask his wages.
He that serves well needes not ask his wages.
We may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
And lose by over-running.
We may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
And lose by over-running.
Can you restrain your laughter, my friends?
Can you restrain your laughter, my friends?
Who thinks anything of goitre on the Alps?
Who thinks anything of goitre on the Alps?
Of a new Prince, new bondage.
Of a new Prince, new bondage.
There are a kind of men so loose of soul,
That in their sleeps will mutter their affairs.
There are a kind of men so loose of soul,
That in their sleeps will mutter their affairs.
The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.
The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.
