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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.
There are a kind of men so loose of soul,
That in their sleeps will mutter their affairs.
There are a kind of men so loose of soul,
That in their sleeps will mutter their affairs.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
The coveteous spends more then the liberall.
The coveteous spends more then the liberall.
Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his
girdle.
Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his
girdle.
Bear and forbear.
Bear and forbear.
Fire that's closest kept, burns most of all.
Fire that's closest kept, burns most of all.
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.