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What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.
What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
I had rather aske of my sire browne bread, then borrow of my
neighbour white.
I had rather aske of my sire browne bread, then borrow of my
neighbour white.
In the kingdome of a cheater the wallet is carried before.
In the kingdome of a cheater the wallet is carried before.
The roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade
To paly ashes.
The roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade
To paly ashes.
The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]
The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]
If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.
If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand read more
A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand for the distress
Of ladies who cannot have their own way.
