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What a beard hast thou got! thou hast got more hair on thy chin
than Dobbin my thill-horse has read more
What a beard hast thou got! thou hast got more hair on thy chin
than Dobbin my thill-horse has on his tail.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
Bee not idle and you shall not bee longing.
Bee not idle and you shall not bee longing.
In the morning mountaines, in the evening fountaines.
In the morning mountaines, in the evening fountaines.
Perversnes makes one squint ey'd.
Perversnes makes one squint ey'd.
Knowledge makes one laugh, but wealth makes one dance.
Knowledge makes one laugh, but wealth makes one dance.
Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.
Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.
You must endure what is painful to secure that which is
profitable.
You must endure what is painful to secure that which is
profitable.
Ay, sir, and wherefore; for they say every why hath a wherefore.
Ay, sir, and wherefore; for they say every why hath a wherefore.