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Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.
Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.
Hee that's fed at anothers hand may stay long ere he be full.
Hee that's fed at anothers hand may stay long ere he be full.
Silke doth quench the fire in the Kitchin.
Silke doth quench the fire in the Kitchin.
He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.
He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you
bee drowned.
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you
bee drowned.
He that will not have peace, God gives him warre.
He that will not have peace, God gives him warre.
The goddess was discovered by her gait.
The goddess was discovered by her gait.
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him.
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him.
He who would have the kernel must crack the shell.
He who would have the kernel must crack the shell.
