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Marry, this is the short and the long of it.
Marry, this is the short and the long of it.
No Church-yard is so handsom, that a man would desire straight to
bee buried there.
No Church-yard is so handsom, that a man would desire straight to
bee buried there.
He will burne his house, to warme his hands.
He will burne his house, to warme his hands.
Hee that marries for wealth sells his liberty.
Hee that marries for wealth sells his liberty.
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
Believe Robert who has tried it.
[Lat., Experto crede Roberto.]
Believe Robert who has tried it.
[Lat., Experto crede Roberto.]
Many have an irresistible itch for writing.
Many have an irresistible itch for writing.
Something attempted, something done
Has earned a night's repose.
Something attempted, something done
Has earned a night's repose.
One eye of the masters sees more, then ten of the servants.
One eye of the masters sees more, then ten of the servants.
