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Thus woe succeeds a woe, as wave a wave.
Thus woe succeeds a woe, as wave a wave.
No love is foule, nor prison fair.
No love is foule, nor prison fair.
He will go back to the old faith he learnt
Beside his mother's knee.
He will go back to the old faith he learnt
Beside his mother's knee.
Better a bare foote then none.
[Better a barefoot than none.]
Better a bare foote then none.
[Better a barefoot than none.]
All soils are not fertile.
All soils are not fertile.
We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]
We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.
The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.
The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.
He who has in due season become rich, unless he saves in due
season, will in due season starve.
He who has in due season become rich, unless he saves in due
season, will in due season starve.