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Were it not for the bone in the legge, all the world would turne
Carpenters (to make them crutches).
Were it not for the bone in the legge, all the world would turne
Carpenters (to make them crutches).
Let but the hours of idleness cease, and the bow of Cupid will
become broken and his torch extinguished.
Let but the hours of idleness cease, and the bow of Cupid will
become broken and his torch extinguished.
Hee that looseth his due, gets not thankes.
Hee that looseth his due, gets not thankes.
You must loose a flie to catch a trout.
[You must lose a fly to catch a trout.]
You must loose a flie to catch a trout.
[You must lose a fly to catch a trout.]
The tongue walkes where the teeth speede not.
The tongue walkes where the teeth speede not.
Love makes all hard hearts gentle.
Love makes all hard hearts gentle.
An intemperate patient makes a harsh doctor.
An intemperate patient makes a harsh doctor.
The whole race of scribblers flies from the town and yearns for
country life.
The whole race of scribblers flies from the town and yearns for
country life.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.