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You tell a tale to a dead man.
You tell a tale to a dead man.
There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.
There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.
That least pleases us which is most urged on us.
That least pleases us which is most urged on us.
Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day
Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain-tops.
Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day
Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain-tops.
There is safety in numbers. [Lat., Defendit numerus.]
There is safety in numbers. [Lat., Defendit numerus.]
He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
The gentle Hawke halfe mans her selfe.
The gentle Hawke halfe mans her selfe.
Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey,
and brevity.
Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey,
and brevity.
A great dowry is a bed full of brables.
A great dowry is a bed full of brables.
