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He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith.
He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith.
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
No scene of mortal life but teems with mortal woe.
No scene of mortal life but teems with mortal woe.
It is the Philosophy of the Distaffe.
It is the Philosophy of the Distaffe.
Full from the fount of Joy's delicious springs
Some bitter o'er the flowers its bubbling venom springs.
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Full from the fount of Joy's delicious springs
Some bitter o'er the flowers its bubbling venom springs.
[Lat., Medio de fonte leporum
Surgit amari aliquid, quod in ipsis floribus angat.]
He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
Faire is not faire, but that which pleaseth.
Faire is not faire, but that which pleaseth.
Every ill man hath his ill day.
Every ill man hath his ill day.
Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.
Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.
