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'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.
'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.
It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.
It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.
It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.
It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.
What prevents a man's speaking good sense with a smile on his
face?
What prevents a man's speaking good sense with a smile on his
face?
Prosperity lets goe the bridle.
[Prosperity lets go the bridle.]
Prosperity lets goe the bridle.
[Prosperity lets go the bridle.]
A discontented man knowes not where to sit easie.
A discontented man knowes not where to sit easie.
All those must such delights expect to share,
Who for their friend think fit to take a bear.
All those must such delights expect to share,
Who for their friend think fit to take a bear.
Penny wise, pound foolish.
Penny wise, pound foolish.
With but a plank between them and their fate.
With but a plank between them and their fate.