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A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.
A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.
Nature made the fields and man the cities.
Nature made the fields and man the cities.
Punishment is lame, but it comes.
Punishment is lame, but it comes.
We frolic while 'tis May.
We frolic while 'tis May.
Every sin brings its punishment with it.
Every sin brings its punishment with it.
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
A bachelor's bed is the most pleasant.
A bachelor's bed is the most pleasant.
One swallow does not make spring.
One swallow does not make spring.
Robin Hood could brave all weathers but a thaw wind.
Robin Hood could brave all weathers but a thaw wind.