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The best mirrour is an old friend.
The best mirrour is an old friend.
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on,
And doves will peck in safeguard of their brood.
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on,
And doves will peck in safeguard of their brood.
It is peculiarly a fool's habit to discern the faults of others,
and to forget his own.
It is peculiarly a fool's habit to discern the faults of others,
and to forget his own.
He cannot be vertuous that is not rigorous.
He cannot be vertuous that is not rigorous.
Neither head, nor feet. [Referring to anything very intricate.]
Neither head, nor feet. [Referring to anything very intricate.]
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
A master of straw eates a servant of steele.
A master of straw eates a servant of steele.
When yet was ever found a mother
Who'd give her booby for another?
When yet was ever found a mother
Who'd give her booby for another?
Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!
Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!
