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All things deteriorate in time.
All things deteriorate in time.
In great pedigrees there are Governours and Chandlers.
In great pedigrees there are Governours and Chandlers.
Know, prudent cautious self-control
Is wisdom's root.
Know, prudent cautious self-control
Is wisdom's root.
The wine in the bottell doth not quench thirst.
[The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.]
The wine in the bottell doth not quench thirst.
[The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.]
All that shakes falles not.
All that shakes falles not.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
