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The Apothecaries morter spoiles the Luters musick.
The Apothecaries morter spoiles the Luters musick.
Shoemaker, stick to your last.
[Lat., Ne supra crepidam judicaret.]
Shoemaker, stick to your last.
[Lat., Ne supra crepidam judicaret.]
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
Warre and Physicke are governed by the eye.
Warre and Physicke are governed by the eye.
On painting and fighting looke aloofe.
On painting and fighting looke aloofe.
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]
The Wolfe must dye in his owne skinne.
[The wolf must die in his own skin.]
The Wolfe must dye in his owne skinne.
[The wolf must die in his own skin.]
A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.
A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.
