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Praise a hill, but keepe below.
Praise a hill, but keepe below.
Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the read more
Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the garden wall.
What is the matter with Kansas?
What is the matter with Kansas?
The lofty pine is most easily brought low by the force of the
wind, and the higher the tower read more
The lofty pine is most easily brought low by the force of the
wind, and the higher the tower the greater the fall thereof.
Mony refused looseth its brightnesse.
Mony refused looseth its brightnesse.
Give a man enough rope and he'll hang himself.
Give a man enough rope and he'll hang himself.
Hee lookes not well to himselfe that lookes not ever.
Hee lookes not well to himselfe that lookes not ever.
Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.
Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.
A cup concealed in the dress is rarely honestly carried.
A cup concealed in the dress is rarely honestly carried.
