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Take away her rewards, and who will ever clasp naked Virtue to
his bosom?
Take away her rewards, and who will ever clasp naked Virtue to
his bosom?
To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.
To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings.
[The wearer knows best where the shoe pinches.]
The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings.
[The wearer knows best where the shoe pinches.]
Princes are venison in Heaven.
Princes are venison in Heaven.
Variety's the very spice of life,
That gives it all its flavour.
Variety's the very spice of life,
That gives it all its flavour.
Lips that touch liquor will never touch mine.
Lips that touch liquor will never touch mine.
Let each man have according to his deserts.
Let each man have according to his deserts.
A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors.
A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors.