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Look here, he cries (to give him words):
Thou feathered clay, thou scum of birds!
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Look here, he cries (to give him words):
Thou feathered clay, thou scum of birds!
Look here, thou vile, predestined sinner,
Doomed to be roasted for a dinner.
The Rich knowes not who is his friend.
The Rich knowes not who is his friend.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.
Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.
So was hir jolly whistel wel y-wette.
So was hir jolly whistel wel y-wette.
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
In idle wishes fools supinely stay;
Be there a will,--and wisdom finds a way.
In idle wishes fools supinely stay;
Be there a will,--and wisdom finds a way.
And last, the crown of a' my grief.
And last, the crown of a' my grief.