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The escaped mouse ever feeles the taste of the bait.
The escaped mouse ever feeles the taste of the bait.
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.]
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
What your glasse telles you, will not be told by Councell.
What your glasse telles you, will not be told by Councell.
No wicked man knows happiness, and least of all the seducer of
others.
No wicked man knows happiness, and least of all the seducer of
others.
Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story.
Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story.
His bark is worse than his bite.
His bark is worse than his bite.
It is of no avail to know what is about to happen; for it is a
sad thing to read more
It is of no avail to know what is about to happen; for it is a
sad thing to be grieved when grief can do no good.
