Fire that's closest kept, burns most of all.

Fire that's closest kept, burns most of all.

For over-warmth, if false, is worse than truth.

For over-warmth, if false, is worse than truth.

First come, first served.

First come, first served.

The world is now adayes, God save the Conquerour.

The world is now adayes, God save the Conquerour.

A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.

A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.

Come what come may,
Time and the hour runs through the roughest day.

Come what come may,
Time and the hour runs through the roughest day.

Every thing is of use to a houskeeper.

Every thing is of use to a houskeeper.

Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
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Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
Fate never wounds more deep the generous heart,
Than when a blockhead's insult points the dart.

He that mockes a cripple, ought to be whole.

He that mockes a cripple, ought to be whole.