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To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
It's absurd to warme one in his armour.
It's absurd to warme one in his armour.
The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means read more
The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means of attack, the other as a means
of defence.
At lovers' perjuries,
They say Jove laughs.
At lovers' perjuries,
They say Jove laughs.
Wine that cost nothing is digested before it be drunke.
Wine that cost nothing is digested before it be drunke.
A lady with her daughters or her nieces,
Shines like a guinea and seven shilling pieces.
A lady with her daughters or her nieces,
Shines like a guinea and seven shilling pieces.
A garden must be lookt unto and drest as the body.
A garden must be lookt unto and drest as the body.
As you sow, so shall you also reap.
As you sow, so shall you also reap.
