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The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.
The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.
A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.
A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.
A litle wind kindles; much puts out the fire.
[A little wind kindles; much puts out the fire.]
A litle wind kindles; much puts out the fire.
[A little wind kindles; much puts out the fire.]
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome.
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome.
No man ought to be twice tried for the same offence.
No man ought to be twice tried for the same offence.
A mouse relies not solely on one hole.
A mouse relies not solely on one hole.
A mountaine and a river are good neighbours.
A mountaine and a river are good neighbours.
