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He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.
He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.
Rome was not built in a day.
Rome was not built in a day.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
Perversnes makes one squint ey'd.
Perversnes makes one squint ey'd.
Hee that would be a Gentleman, let him goe to an assault.
Hee that would be a Gentleman, let him goe to an assault.
He that feares leaves, let him not goe into the wood.
He that feares leaves, let him not goe into the wood.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
[Lat., Accerima proximorum odia.]
The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
[Lat., Accerima proximorum odia.]
