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Fair words butter no parsnips.
Fair words butter no parsnips.
The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he read more
The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he esteems your merit,
Is such a friend, that one had need
Be very much his friend indeed
To pardon or to bear it.
For no one cares for matrimonial cooings,
There's nothing wrong in a connubial kiss.
For no one cares for matrimonial cooings,
There's nothing wrong in a connubial kiss.
Pull downe your hatt on the winds side.
Pull downe your hatt on the winds side.
Wode has erys, felde has sigt.
Wode has erys, felde has sigt.
Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
At Court, every one for himselfe.
At Court, every one for himselfe.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he
is.
One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he
is.