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A cup concealed in the dress is rarely honestly carried.
A cup concealed in the dress is rarely honestly carried.
Warre and Physicke are governed by the eye.
Warre and Physicke are governed by the eye.
Slow rises worth by poverty depressed.
Slow rises worth by poverty depressed.
To the inexperienced it is a pleasant thing to court the favour
of the great; an experienced man fears read more
To the inexperienced it is a pleasant thing to court the favour
of the great; an experienced man fears it.
A curst Cow hath short hornes.
[A curst cow has short horns.]
A curst Cow hath short hornes.
[A curst cow has short horns.]
Nature abhors a vacuum.
[Fr., Natura abhorret vacuum.]
Nature abhors a vacuum.
[Fr., Natura abhorret vacuum.]
If that you have a former friend for foe.
If that you have a former friend for foe.
Once a yeare a man may say: On his conscience.
Once a yeare a man may say: On his conscience.
