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To weepe for joy is a kinde of Manna.
To weepe for joy is a kinde of Manna.
To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.
To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.
The honied tongue hath its poison.
The honied tongue hath its poison.
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by
fire.
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by
fire.
He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]
He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
And last, the crown of a' my grief.
And last, the crown of a' my grief.
A journying woman speakes much of all, and all of her.
A journying woman speakes much of all, and all of her.
Wo be to him that reads but one book.
Wo be to him that reads but one book.