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Foolish tongues talke by the dozen.
Foolish tongues talke by the dozen.
I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.
I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.
Alas! How difficult it is to prevent the countenance from
betraying guilt!
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Alas! How difficult it is to prevent the countenance from
betraying guilt!
[Heu! quam difficile est crimen non prodere vultu.]
The ignorant hath an Eagles wings, and an Owles eyes.
The ignorant hath an Eagles wings, and an Owles eyes.
A woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate,
For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate.
A woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate,
For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate.
A hungry stomach rarely despises rough food.
A hungry stomach rarely despises rough food.
You may bring a horse to the river, but he will drinke when and
what he pleaseth.
You may bring a horse to the river, but he will drinke when and
what he pleaseth.
Make hay while the sun shines.
Make hay while the sun shines.
The bit that one eates, no friend makes.
The bit that one eates, no friend makes.