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The wolfe eats oft of the sheep that have been warn'd.
The wolfe eats oft of the sheep that have been warn'd.
I'll potch at him some way;
Or wrath or craft may get him.
I'll potch at him some way;
Or wrath or craft may get him.
There is no man, though never so little, but sometimes he can
hurt.
There is no man, though never so little, but sometimes he can
hurt.
The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.
The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.
Hee stands not surely, that never slips.
Hee stands not surely, that never slips.
When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.
When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.
The pain
Remembrance gives, when the fix'd dart
Is stirred thus in the wound again.
The pain
Remembrance gives, when the fix'd dart
Is stirred thus in the wound again.
He that goes softly goes safely.
He that goes softly goes safely.
To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).
To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).
