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He will burne his house, to warme his hands.
He will burne his house, to warme his hands.
Although you may strut about, proud of your purse, fortune
changes not birth.
Although you may strut about, proud of your purse, fortune
changes not birth.
You harp perpetually on the same string.
You harp perpetually on the same string.
Hee that will deceive the fox, must rise betimes.
Hee that will deceive the fox, must rise betimes.
If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
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If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
May go to whoop and holloa.
Let an ill man lie in thy straw, and he looks to be thy heire.
Let an ill man lie in thy straw, and he looks to be thy heire.
Trust not him that hath once broken faith.
Trust not him that hath once broken faith.
What loss feels he that wots not what he loses?
What loss feels he that wots not what he loses?
