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Her pretty action did outsell her gift,
And yet enriched it too. She gave it me and said
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Her pretty action did outsell her gift,
And yet enriched it too. She gave it me and said
She prized it once.
No money, no Swiss.
[Fr., Point d'argent, point de Suisse.]
No money, no Swiss.
[Fr., Point d'argent, point de Suisse.]
Marry, this is the short and the long of it.
Marry, this is the short and the long of it.
A little lett lets an ill workeman.
A little lett lets an ill workeman.
He that contemplates hath a day without night.
He that contemplates hath a day without night.
It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy
those who are well to do.
It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy
those who are well to do.
A Tyrant is most tyrant to himselfe.
A Tyrant is most tyrant to himselfe.
He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
It is difficult to fly without wings.
It is difficult to fly without wings.
