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Hee that will deceive the fox, must rise betimes.
Hee that will deceive the fox, must rise betimes.
To take the nuts from the fire with the dogges foot.
[To take the nuts from the fire with read more
To take the nuts from the fire with the dogges foot.
[To take the nuts from the fire with the dog's foot.]
A wealthy traveller fears an ambush, while one with empty pockets
journeys on in safety.
A wealthy traveller fears an ambush, while one with empty pockets
journeys on in safety.
The best smell is bread, the best savour, salt, the best love
that of children.
The best smell is bread, the best savour, salt, the best love
that of children.
Hee stands not surely, that never slips.
Hee stands not surely, that never slips.
I too am not powerless, and my weapons strike hard.
I too am not powerless, and my weapons strike hard.
The Apothecaries morter spoiles the Luters musick.
The Apothecaries morter spoiles the Luters musick.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter,
or as a fool to the correction read more
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter,
or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the
snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
