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One hand washeth another, and both the face.
One hand washeth another, and both the face.
An uncalled-for defence becomes a positive accusation.
An uncalled-for defence becomes a positive accusation.
Crime oft recoils upon the author's head.
Crime oft recoils upon the author's head.
Working and making a fire doth discretion require.
Working and making a fire doth discretion require.
Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
Fear keepes and looks to the vineyard, and not the owner.
Fear keepes and looks to the vineyard, and not the owner.
The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.
The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.
Who eates the Kings Goose uoydes the feathers an hundred years
after.
[Who eats the king's goose voids read more
Who eates the Kings Goose uoydes the feathers an hundred years
after.
[Who eats the king's goose voids the feathers a hundred years
after.]
All keyes hang not on one girdle.
All keyes hang not on one girdle.
