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Well may hee smell fire, whose gowne burnes.
[Well may he smell fire, whose gown burns.]
Well may hee smell fire, whose gowne burnes.
[Well may he smell fire, whose gown burns.]
An old Physitian, and a young Lawyer.
An old Physitian, and a young Lawyer.
Criticks are like brushers of Noblemens cloaths.
Criticks are like brushers of Noblemens cloaths.
He who desires to become rich, wishes to become so as quickly as
possible.
He who desires to become rich, wishes to become so as quickly as
possible.
More have repented speech then silence.
[More have repented speech than silence.]
More have repented speech then silence.
[More have repented speech than silence.]
An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.
An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.
One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
Let me skim the water with one oar, and with the other touch
sand. [Go not out of your read more
Let me skim the water with one oar, and with the other touch
sand. [Go not out of your depth.]
The more women looke in their glasse, the lesse they looke to
their house.
The more women looke in their glasse, the lesse they looke to
their house.