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Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.
Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.
A gentle houswife marres the houshold.
A gentle houswife marres the houshold.
That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with
delight.
That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with
delight.
The big thieves hang the little ones.
The big thieves hang the little ones.
The best manners are stained by haughtiness.
The best manners are stained by haughtiness.
None knowes the weight of anothers burthen.
None knowes the weight of anothers burthen.
Haste is slow.
[Lat., Festinatio tarda est.]
Haste is slow.
[Lat., Festinatio tarda est.]
A woman sometimes scorns what best contents her.
A woman sometimes scorns what best contents her.
Round, round, while thus we go round,
The best thing a man can do,
Is to make read more
Round, round, while thus we go round,
The best thing a man can do,
Is to make it at least, a merry-go-round,
By--sending the wine round too.
