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I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.
I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.
Though a lie be well drest, it is ever overcome.
Though a lie be well drest, it is ever overcome.
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand read more
A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand for the distress
Of ladies who cannot have their own way.
That, which has not its alternation of rest, will not last long.
That, which has not its alternation of rest, will not last long.
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
Great cowardice is hidden by a bluster of daring.
Great cowardice is hidden by a bluster of daring.
No one can keep a mask on long.
No one can keep a mask on long.
Your thoughts close, and your countenance loose.
Your thoughts close, and your countenance loose.
