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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.
They talke of Christmas so long, that it comes.
They talke of Christmas so long, that it comes.
We ne'er shall look upon his like again.
We ne'er shall look upon his like again.
Take the goods the gods provide thee.
Take the goods the gods provide thee.
No barber shaves so close but another finds worke.
No barber shaves so close but another finds worke.
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit
drieth the bones.
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit
drieth the bones.
O how full of briars is this working-day world.
O how full of briars is this working-day world.
A true friend is tested in adversity.
A true friend is tested in adversity.
God complaines not, but doth what is fitting.
God complaines not, but doth what is fitting.