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In the world who knowes not to swimme, goes to the bottome.
In the world who knowes not to swimme, goes to the bottome.
A penny spar'd is twice got.
A penny spar'd is twice got.
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!
Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!
Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape
calumny.
Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape
calumny.
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will read more
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work
hard.]
Fair words butter no parsnips.
Fair words butter no parsnips.
Charity sees the need not the cause.
Charity sees the need not the cause.
It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
