"We cannot come to honour under Coverlet."
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"We Batchelors laugh and shew our teeth, but you married men laugh till your hearts ake."
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"We are fooles one to another."
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"Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome. [Water, fire, and soldiers quickly make room.]"
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"Water trotted is as good as oates."
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"Water a farre off quencheth not fire."
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"Warre is deaths feast."
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"Warre and Physicke are governed by the eye."
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"Waight and measure take away strife."
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"Who hath no more bread then neede, must not keepe a dog."
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"Who hath no hast in his businesse, mountaines to him seeme valleys."
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"Who hath bitter in his mouth, spits not all sweet."
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"Who hath a Wolfe for his mate, needes a Dog for his man."
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"Who hastens a glutton choakes him."
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"Who doth his owne businesse, foules not his hands."
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"While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines. [While the discreet advise, the fool doth his busines.]"
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"Whether you boyle snow or pound it, you can have but water of it."
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"Whether goest, griefe? where I am wont."
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"Where you thinke there is bacon, there is no Chimney."
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"Where there is no honour, there is no griefe."
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