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To take the nuts from the fire with the dogges foot.
[To take the nuts from the fire with read more
To take the nuts from the fire with the dogges foot.
[To take the nuts from the fire with the dog's foot.]
A foole may throw a stone into a well, which a hundred wise men
cannot pull out.
A foole may throw a stone into a well, which a hundred wise men
cannot pull out.
A third Cato has dropped from the skies.
A third Cato has dropped from the skies.
When prayers are done, my Lady is ready.
When prayers are done, my Lady is ready.
A fickle and capricious woman.
A fickle and capricious woman.
Prevention is better than cure.
Prevention is better than cure.
No hair so small but hath his shadow.
No hair so small but hath his shadow.
And wer't not madness then
To make the fox surveyor of the fold.
And wer't not madness then
To make the fox surveyor of the fold.
The Citizen is at his businesse before he rise.
The Citizen is at his businesse before he rise.