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What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.
What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.
Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.
Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.
Nothing secure unlesse suspected.
Nothing secure unlesse suspected.
In the mouth of a bad dog fals often a good bone.
In the mouth of a bad dog fals often a good bone.
Fire that's closest kept, burns most of all.
Fire that's closest kept, burns most of all.
If Jack's in love, he's no judge of Jill's beauty.
If Jack's in love, he's no judge of Jill's beauty.
In doubtful matters boldness is everything.
In doubtful matters boldness is everything.
Take care of the halfpence and pence, and the shillings and
pounds will take care of themselves.
Take care of the halfpence and pence, and the shillings and
pounds will take care of themselves.
He that hath no hony in his pot, let him have it in his mouth.
He that hath no hony in his pot, let him have it in his mouth.