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The man of wisdom is the man of years.
The man of wisdom is the man of years.
Who will sell the Cow, must say the word.
Who will sell the Cow, must say the word.
And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
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And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
And seem a saint when most I play the devil.
Though the Fox run, the chicken hath wings.
Though the Fox run, the chicken hath wings.
A shippe and a woman are ever repairing.
A shippe and a woman are ever repairing.
Every one who repeats it adds something to the scandal. [The
rolling snow-ball.]
Every one who repeats it adds something to the scandal. [The
rolling snow-ball.]
You began better than you have finished; the last act is not
equal to the first.
You began better than you have finished; the last act is not
equal to the first.