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The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
Every thing is of use to a houskeeper.
Every thing is of use to a houskeeper.
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him read more
As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him to think what kind of bird it is,
That sings so delicately clear, and make
Conjecture of the plumage and the form.
He rejoices to have made his way by ruin of others.
[Lat., Gaudensque viam fecisse ruina.]
He rejoices to have made his way by ruin of others.
[Lat., Gaudensque viam fecisse ruina.]
He that hath no good trade, it is to his losse.
He that hath no good trade, it is to his losse.
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome.
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome.
A fair face may hide a foul heart.
A fair face may hide a foul heart.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
