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'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.
[Lat., Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.]
I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.
[Lat., Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.]
It is a great victory that comes without blood.
It is a great victory that comes without blood.
Hee that learnes a trade hath a purchase made.
Hee that learnes a trade hath a purchase made.
A poore mans Cow dies a rich mans child.
A poore mans Cow dies a rich mans child.
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.
Your thoughts close, and your countenance loose.
Your thoughts close, and your countenance loose.
Great deservers grow Intolerable presumers.
Great deservers grow Intolerable presumers.
'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.
'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.