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I wept when I was borne, and every day shewes why.
[I wept when I was born and every read more
I wept when I was borne, and every day shewes why.
[I wept when I was born and every day explains why.]
Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.
Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]
I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]
Deception follows on the heels of deception.
Deception follows on the heels of deception.
Repentance follows hasty counsels.
[Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]
Repentance follows hasty counsels.
[Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]
Drought never brought dearth.
Drought never brought dearth.
