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In great pedigrees there are Governours and Chandlers.
In great pedigrees there are Governours and Chandlers.
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be
thirsty, give him water to read more
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be
thirsty, give him water to drink.
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord
shall reward thee.
Passion and strife bow down the mind.
Passion and strife bow down the mind.
You rub the sore
When you should bring the plaster!
You rub the sore
When you should bring the plaster!
To wish to be cured is half way towards cure.
To wish to be cured is half way towards cure.
A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.
A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day
may bring forth.
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day
may bring forth.
All griefes with bread are lesse.
All griefes with bread are lesse.
This formal fool, your man, speaks naught but proverbs,
And speak men what they can to him he'll answer
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This formal fool, your man, speaks naught but proverbs,
And speak men what they can to him he'll answer
With some rhyme, rotten sentence, or old saying,
Such spokes as ye ancient of ye parish use.