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Chuse not an house neere an lnne (viz. for noise) or in a corner
(for filth).
Chuse not an house neere an lnne (viz. for noise) or in a corner
(for filth).
Drought never brought dearth.
Drought never brought dearth.
The point is plain as a pike staff.
The point is plain as a pike staff.
Sweep on, you fat and greasy citizens;
'Tis just the fashion. Wherefore do you look
Upon that read more
Sweep on, you fat and greasy citizens;
'Tis just the fashion. Wherefore do you look
Upon that poor and broken bankrupt there?
Great king,
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
Great king,
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
Old men, when they scorne young, make much of death.
Old men, when they scorne young, make much of death.
When great assurance accompanies a bad undertaking, such is often
mistaken for confiding sincerity by the world at large.
When great assurance accompanies a bad undertaking, such is often
mistaken for confiding sincerity by the world at large.
An old cat sports not with her prey.
An old cat sports not with her prey.
The Wolfe must dye in his owne skinne.
[The wolf must die in his own skin.]
The Wolfe must dye in his owne skinne.
[The wolf must die in his own skin.]