At night, to his own sharp fancies a prey,
He lies like a hedgehog rolled up the wrong way,
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At night, to his own sharp fancies a prey,
He lies like a hedgehog rolled up the wrong way,
Tormenting himself with his prickles.

Anger should never appear in awarding punishment.

Anger should never appear in awarding punishment.

A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.

A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.

Day treads upon the heels of day, and the new moons hasten to
their waning.

Day treads upon the heels of day, and the new moons hasten to
their waning.

He bristles with hair, like a sea-urchin or a hunted boar.

He bristles with hair, like a sea-urchin or a hunted boar.

A drunkards purse is a bottle.

A drunkards purse is a bottle.

He that lives not well one yeare, sorrowes seven after.

He that lives not well one yeare, sorrowes seven after.

Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.

Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.

Let that flea stick in the wa', when the dirt's dry, it'll rub
out.

Let that flea stick in the wa', when the dirt's dry, it'll rub
out.