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No deceit is so veiled as that which lies concealed behind the
semblance of courtesy.
No deceit is so veiled as that which lies concealed behind the
semblance of courtesy.
A great ship askes deepe waters.
[A great ship asks deep waters.]
A great ship askes deepe waters.
[A great ship asks deep waters.]
A third Cato has dropped from the skies.
A third Cato has dropped from the skies.
We are slow to believe that which, if true, would grieve us.
We are slow to believe that which, if true, would grieve us.
If you squander on a holyday, you will want on a workday unless
you have been sparing.
If you squander on a holyday, you will want on a workday unless
you have been sparing.
The Lyon is not so fierce as they paint him.
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The Lyon is not so fierce as they paint him.
[The lion is not so fierce as they paint him.]
In a good house all is quickly ready.
In a good house all is quickly ready.
A little more than kin, and less than kind!
A little more than kin, and less than kind!
Three helping one another, beare the burthen of sixe.
Three helping one another, beare the burthen of sixe.
