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Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles.
Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles.
The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings.
[The wearer knows best where the shoe pinches.]
The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings.
[The wearer knows best where the shoe pinches.]
He follows his father, but with shorter strides.
He follows his father, but with shorter strides.
Prayers and provender hinder no journey.
Prayers and provender hinder no journey.
He that gives thee a Capon, give him the leg and the wing.
He that gives thee a Capon, give him the leg and the wing.
For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
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For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
What, lost a world, and bade a hero fly?
The timid tear in Cleopatra's eye.
What, lost a world, and bade a hero fly?
The timid tear in Cleopatra's eye.
He is praised by some, blamed by others.
He is praised by some, blamed by others.
