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Every one is witty for his owne purpose.
Every one is witty for his owne purpose.
A man may cry, Church! Church! at ev'ry word,
With no pore piety than other people--
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A man may cry, Church! Church! at ev'ry word,
With no pore piety than other people--
A daw's not reckoned a religious bird
Because it keeps a-cawing from a steeple.
All wish for knowledge, but no one wishes to pay the price of it.
All wish for knowledge, but no one wishes to pay the price of it.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
The beades in the Hand, and the Divell in Capuch (or cape of the
cloak).
The beades in the Hand, and the Divell in Capuch (or cape of the
cloak).
A little Kitchin makes a large house.
A little Kitchin makes a large house.
No thanks attach to a kindness long deferred.
No thanks attach to a kindness long deferred.
