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Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
There is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
There is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
He plaies well that winnes.
[He plays well that wins.]
He plaies well that winnes.
[He plays well that wins.]
A gift much expected is paid, not given.
A gift much expected is paid, not given.
Though this may be play to you,
'Tis death to us.
Though this may be play to you,
'Tis death to us.
Who eates the Kings Goose uoydes the feathers an hundred years
after.
[Who eats the king's goose voids read more
Who eates the Kings Goose uoydes the feathers an hundred years
after.
[Who eats the king's goose voids the feathers a hundred years
after.]
If you would bee at ease, all the world is not.
If you would bee at ease, all the world is not.
They are safe in their number and their close array.
They are safe in their number and their close array.
Let the poor man mind his tongue.
Let the poor man mind his tongue.
