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I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]
I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]
The resolved minde hath no cares.
The resolved minde hath no cares.
Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.
Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.
The wife is the key of the house.
The wife is the key of the house.
He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.
He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
Rains driven by storms fall not perpetually on the land already
sodden, neither do varying gales for ever disturb read more
Rains driven by storms fall not perpetually on the land already
sodden, neither do varying gales for ever disturb the Caspian
sea.
Every tub must stand upon its bottom.
Every tub must stand upon its bottom.
