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As the yellow gold is tried in the fire, so is sincerity tested
in adversity.
As the yellow gold is tried in the fire, so is sincerity tested
in adversity.
Mend your cloathes, and you may hold out this yeare.
Mend your cloathes, and you may hold out this yeare.
The table robbes more then a thiefe.
The table robbes more then a thiefe.
Being on sea saile, being on land settle.
Being on sea saile, being on land settle.
The groundsell speakes not save what it heard at the hinges.
The groundsell speakes not save what it heard at the hinges.
The getting out of doors is the greatest part of the journey.
The getting out of doors is the greatest part of the journey.
The world itself is too small for the covetous.
The world itself is too small for the covetous.
Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything.
Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything.
