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Faire words makes mee looke to my purse.
Faire words makes mee looke to my purse.
Greene wood makes a hott fire.
Greene wood makes a hott fire.
A fickle and capricious woman.
A fickle and capricious woman.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Death rides on every passing breeze,
He lurks in every flower.
Death rides on every passing breeze,
He lurks in every flower.
Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.
Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.
The man who wants his wedding garments to suit him must allow
plenty of time for the measure.
The man who wants his wedding garments to suit him must allow
plenty of time for the measure.
A little Kitchin makes a large house.
A little Kitchin makes a large house.
He who preserves a man's life against his will does the same
thing as if he slew him.
He who preserves a man's life against his will does the same
thing as if he slew him.