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Immodest words admit of no defence;
For want of decency is want of sense.
Immodest words admit of no defence;
For want of decency is want of sense.
To bee beloved is above all bargaines.
To bee beloved is above all bargaines.
I am undone! I have smashed the waggon. [I have ruined all.]
I am undone! I have smashed the waggon. [I have ruined all.]
They that are booted are not alwaies ready.
They that are booted are not alwaies ready.
No thanks attach to a kindness long deferred.
No thanks attach to a kindness long deferred.
Tam lo'ed him like a vera brither;
They had been fou for weeks thegither.
Tam lo'ed him like a vera brither;
They had been fou for weeks thegither.
Don't promise twice what you can do at once.
Don't promise twice what you can do at once.
Do not waste bricks. (Waste your labor.)
[Lat., Ne laterum laves.]
Do not waste bricks. (Waste your labor.)
[Lat., Ne laterum laves.]
The comforters head never akes.
The comforters head never akes.
