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In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.
In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.
A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.
A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.
Prodigal of the property of others, sparing of his own.
Prodigal of the property of others, sparing of his own.
At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.
At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.
Citties are taken by the eares.
Citties are taken by the eares.
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out
of thy sleep?
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How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out
of thy sleep?
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the
hands to sleep:
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth,
and thy want as an armed man.
The question is yet before the court.
The question is yet before the court.
Every thing is of use to a houskeeper.
Every thing is of use to a houskeeper.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
