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Neither head, nor feet. [Referring to anything very intricate.]
Neither head, nor feet. [Referring to anything very intricate.]
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
How well I feathered by nest.
How well I feathered by nest.
Of two evils I have chose the least.
Of two evils I have chose the least.
I had rather ride on an asse that carries me, then a horse that
throwes me.
I had rather ride on an asse that carries me, then a horse that
throwes me.
God oft hath a great share in a little house.
God oft hath a great share in a little house.
Let to-morrow take care of to-morrow,
Leave things of the future to fate;
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Let to-morrow take care of to-morrow,
Leave things of the future to fate;
What's the use to anticipate sorrow?
Life's troubles come never too late.
Not to create confusion in what is clear, but to throw light on
what is obscure.
Not to create confusion in what is clear, but to throw light on
what is obscure.
But who would scorn the month of June,
Because December with his breath so hoary,
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But who would scorn the month of June,
Because December with his breath so hoary,
Must come? Much rather should he court the ray,
To hoard up warmth against a wintry day.