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The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the read more
Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the garden wall.
As the yeere is, your pot must seeth.
As the yeere is, your pot must seeth.
Take heed of a step-mother; the very name of her sufficeth.
Take heed of a step-mother; the very name of her sufficeth.
True praise rootes and spreedes.
True praise rootes and spreedes.
Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
Their own death accompanies the wound they inflict.
Their own death accompanies the wound they inflict.
He that lives well sees a farre off.
He that lives well sees a farre off.
