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It's an ill councell that hath no escape.
It's an ill councell that hath no escape.
Breed up a crow and he'll pick out your eyes.
Breed up a crow and he'll pick out your eyes.
Bee not a Baker, if your head be of butter.
Bee not a Baker, if your head be of butter.
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
It is the Philosophy of the Distaffe.
It is the Philosophy of the Distaffe.
It's a poore sport that's not worth the candle.
[It is a poor sport that is not worth the read more
It's a poore sport that's not worth the candle.
[It is a poor sport that is not worth the candle.]
The Citizen is at his businesse before he rise.
The Citizen is at his businesse before he rise.
He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.
He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.
