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Forgiveness to the injured does belong,
But they ne'er pardon who have done the wrong.
Forgiveness to the injured does belong,
But they ne'er pardon who have done the wrong.
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
Better a bad excuse, than none at all.
Better a bad excuse, than none at all.
Set good against evill.
[Set good against evil.]
Set good against evill.
[Set good against evil.]
Work while your strength and years permit you; crooked age will
by-and-by come upon you with silent foot.
Work while your strength and years permit you; crooked age will
by-and-by come upon you with silent foot.
A gentle houswife marres the houshold.
A gentle houswife marres the houshold.
Craft against craft makes no living.
Craft against craft makes no living.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
Take care of the halfpence and pence, and the shillings and
pounds will take care of themselves.
Take care of the halfpence and pence, and the shillings and
pounds will take care of themselves.
