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One murder made a villain,
Millions a hero.
One murder made a villain,
Millions a hero.
The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.
The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.
Come, shepherd, let us make an honorable retreat; though not with
bag and baggage, yet with scrip and crippage.
Come, shepherd, let us make an honorable retreat; though not with
bag and baggage, yet with scrip and crippage.
Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money.
Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money.
Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.
Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
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Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
And bitter shame hath spoiled the sweet world's taste,
That it yields nought but shame and bitterness.
He that is angry at a feast is rude.
He that is angry at a feast is rude.
Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make.
Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make.
Nothing is so intolerable as a woman with a long purse.
Nothing is so intolerable as a woman with a long purse.
