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The slothful is the servant of the counters.
The slothful is the servant of the counters.
A good prayer is master of anothers purse.
A good prayer is master of anothers purse.
Little dogs start the Hare, the great get her.
Little dogs start the Hare, the great get her.
Don't shit on your own doorstep.
Don't shit on your own doorstep.
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
Crime requires further crime to conceal it.
Crime requires further crime to conceal it.
There is an order
Of mortals on the earth, who do become
Old in their youth, and read more
There is an order
Of mortals on the earth, who do become
Old in their youth, and die ere middle age.
A lady with her daughters or her nieces,
Shines like a guinea and seven shilling pieces.
A lady with her daughters or her nieces,
Shines like a guinea and seven shilling pieces.
You are judged of by what you possess.
You are judged of by what you possess.
