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When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
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When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
when the ash is before the oak, then you may expect a soak.
Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.
Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.
Let that which is wanting in income be supplied by economy.
Let that which is wanting in income be supplied by economy.
One swallow does not make spring.
One swallow does not make spring.
Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.
Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.
The sense of death is most in apprehension,
And the poor beetle that we tread upon
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The sense of death is most in apprehension,
And the poor beetle that we tread upon
In corporal sufferance finds a pang as great
As when a giant dies.
Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.
Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.
Hee is rich enough that wants nothing.
Hee is rich enough that wants nothing.