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Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the read more
Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the garden wall.
He that will not have peace, God gives him warre.
He that will not have peace, God gives him warre.
Mutually giving and receiving aid,
They set each other off, like light and shade.
Mutually giving and receiving aid,
They set each other off, like light and shade.
God comes to see without a bell.
God comes to see without a bell.
Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.
Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.
Hee that tells his wife newes is but newly married.
Hee that tells his wife newes is but newly married.
A smiling face is half the meal.
A smiling face is half the meal.
I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]
I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]
