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Those who scratch their hair with one finger. [Fearing to
discompose their curls. Dandies.]
Those who scratch their hair with one finger. [Fearing to
discompose their curls. Dandies.]
Fooles give to please all but their owne.
Fooles give to please all but their owne.
A poore mans Cow dies a rich mans child.
A poore mans Cow dies a rich mans child.
Hold their nose to the grindstone.
Hold their nose to the grindstone.
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
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Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
Ride more than thou goest,
Learn more than thou trowest,
Set less than thou throwest;
Leave thy drink and thy whore,
And keep in-a-door,
And thou shalt have more
Than two tens to a score.
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to
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It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to
hear the song of fools.
Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.
Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.
The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.
The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]