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The command of custome is great.
The command of custome is great.
A true friend is tested in adversity.
A true friend is tested in adversity.
A lady with her daughters or her nieces,
Shines like a guinea and seven shilling pieces.
A lady with her daughters or her nieces,
Shines like a guinea and seven shilling pieces.
They will swear black is white.
They will swear black is white.
By many indignities we come to dignities.
By many indignities we come to dignities.
Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything.
Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything.
Who hastens a glutton choakes him.
Who hastens a glutton choakes him.
Ants will not go to an empty granary, and friends will not visit
us when our wealth is gone.
Ants will not go to an empty granary, and friends will not visit
us when our wealth is gone.
