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The first dish pleaseth all.
The first dish pleaseth all.
The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
Who is there that, shooting all day long, does not sometimes hit
the mark?
Who is there that, shooting all day long, does not sometimes hit
the mark?
You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.
You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.
Think you if Laura had been Petrarch's wife
He would have written sonnets all his life?
Think you if Laura had been Petrarch's wife
He would have written sonnets all his life?
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
He rejoices to have made his way by ruin of others.
[Lat., Gaudensque viam fecisse ruina.]
He rejoices to have made his way by ruin of others.
[Lat., Gaudensque viam fecisse ruina.]
