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But, Clifford, tell me, didst thou never hear,
That things ill got had ever bad success?
But, Clifford, tell me, didst thou never hear,
That things ill got had ever bad success?
Good horses make short miles.
Good horses make short miles.
Every mile is two in winter.
Every mile is two in winter.
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.]
Woes cluster; rare are solitary woes;
They love a train, they tread each other's heel.
Woes cluster; rare are solitary woes;
They love a train, they tread each other's heel.
Building and marrying of Children are great wasters.
Building and marrying of Children are great wasters.
Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares.
Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares.
Circumstances alter cases.
Circumstances alter cases.
Nothing is difficult in the eyes of a lover.
Nothing is difficult in the eyes of a lover.