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The eye will have his part.
The eye will have his part.
An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
The reasons of the poore weigh not.
The reasons of the poore weigh not.
The pupil will eclipse his tutor, I warrant.
The pupil will eclipse his tutor, I warrant.
I'll make the fur
Fly 'bout the ears of the old cur.
I'll make the fur
Fly 'bout the ears of the old cur.
Frugality is one thing, avarice another.
Frugality is one thing, avarice another.
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by
fire.
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by
fire.
In an evil hour thou bring'st her home. [You are marrying a
shrew.]
In an evil hour thou bring'st her home. [You are marrying a
shrew.]
It is said that the propriety even of old Cato often yielded to
the exciting influence of the grape.
It is said that the propriety even of old Cato often yielded to
the exciting influence of the grape.