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A penny spar'd is twice got.
A penny spar'd is twice got.
That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.
That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.
An ill agreement is better then a good judgement.
[An ill agreement is better than a good judgment.]
An ill agreement is better then a good judgement.
[An ill agreement is better than a good judgment.]
Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.
Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.
If one swain scorns you, you will soon find another.
If one swain scorns you, you will soon find another.
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving
favour rather than silver and gold.
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving
favour rather than silver and gold.
The woman that deliberates is lost.
The woman that deliberates is lost.
A faire death honours the whole life.
A faire death honours the whole life.
Many talk of Robin Hood that never shot his bow,
And many talk of Little John that never did read more
Many talk of Robin Hood that never shot his bow,
And many talk of Little John that never did him know.