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He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
We do pray for mercy,
And that same prayer doth teach us all to render
The deeds read more
We do pray for mercy,
And that same prayer doth teach us all to render
The deeds of mercy.
Every accusation against a fallen man gains credence.
Every accusation against a fallen man gains credence.
The wind in ones face makes one wise.
The wind in ones face makes one wise.
The ill that comes out of our mouth falles into our bosome.
The ill that comes out of our mouth falles into our bosome.
Hee wrongs not an old man that steales his supper from him.
Hee wrongs not an old man that steales his supper from him.
He who boasts of his pedigree praises that which does not belong
to him.
He who boasts of his pedigree praises that which does not belong
to him.
. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
The miserable man makes a peny of a farthing, and the liberall of
a farthing sixe pence.
The miserable man makes a peny of a farthing, and the liberall of
a farthing sixe pence.