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Marry your daughters betimes, lest they marry themselves.
Marry your daughters betimes, lest they marry themselves.
He that hath no good trade, it is to his losse.
He that hath no good trade, it is to his losse.
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
The wife is the key of the house.
The wife is the key of the house.
Our liberality should not exceed our ability.
Our liberality should not exceed our ability.
Fresh feres will dry the bright blue eye
We late saw streaming o'er.
Fresh feres will dry the bright blue eye
We late saw streaming o'er.
Who hath none to still him, may weepe out his eyes.
Who hath none to still him, may weepe out his eyes.
Charity begins at home.
[Lat., Proximus sum egomet mihi.]
Charity begins at home.
[Lat., Proximus sum egomet mihi.]
How sweet the task to shield an absent friend!
I ask but this of mine to--not defend.
How sweet the task to shield an absent friend!
I ask but this of mine to--not defend.
