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Their hearts sweat with undivulged guilt.
Their hearts sweat with undivulged guilt.
That's the best gowne that goes up and downe the house.
That's the best gowne that goes up and downe the house.
Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.
Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.
A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
Long jesting was never good.
Long jesting was never good.
Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.
Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.
One eye-witness is better than ten hearsays.
One eye-witness is better than ten hearsays.
Breed up a crow and he'll pick out your eyes.
Breed up a crow and he'll pick out your eyes.
