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Who letts his wife goe to every feast, and his horse drinke at
every water, shall neither have good read more
Who letts his wife goe to every feast, and his horse drinke at
every water, shall neither have good wife nor good horse.
Wishing, of all employments is the worst.
Wishing, of all employments is the worst.
The moon is made of a green cheese.
The moon is made of a green cheese.
Yes! ready money is Aladdin's lamp.
Yes! ready money is Aladdin's lamp.
The life of man is a winter way.
The life of man is a winter way.
Stolen kisses are always sweeter.
Stolen kisses are always sweeter.
A woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate,
For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate.
A woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate,
For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate.
The ill that comes out of our mouth falles into our bosome.
The ill that comes out of our mouth falles into our bosome.
Hard toil can roughen form and face,
And want call quench the eye's bright grace.
Hard toil can roughen form and face,
And want call quench the eye's bright grace.
