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Brag is a good Dog, but Holdfast is a better;  The Belly has no Ears;  [woodcut: mouse by house perhaps made from candle with snuffer]
Many Words will not fill a Bushel;  The younger Brother the better Gentleman.
He who has a mind to beat a Dog will easily find a Stick; Naught is never in Danger; Faint Heart never won fair Lady.
One Man had better steal a Horse than another look over the Hedge;  [woodcut: highayman with hat and cape leads a horse]
What is bred in the Bone will never be out of the Flesh; One Bird in the Hand is worth two in the Bush; A Cat may look upon a king.
He sets the Fox to keep his Geese.  [woodcut: fox watching geese]
Save a Thief from Hanging, and he’ll cut your Throat; Jack will never make a Gentleman.
When the Steed’s stolen, shut the Stable Door.
Sue a Beggar and catch a Louse; Many Hands make Light Work; [woodcut: well-dressed man scratches his head standing near a beggar with outstretched hat]
Little Pitchers have great Ears;  Many talk of Robin Hood who never shot in his Bow.
Curs’d Cows have short Horns; Much falls between the Cup and the Lip.  No longer pipe no longer dance.
One scabbed Sheep marrs a whole Flock;  Tread on a Worm and it will turn.
It’s neither Rhime nor Reason; What is got over the Devil’s Back will be spent under his Belly.
Better play at small Game than stand out;  Give him a Rowland for his Oliver.
Fast bind, fast find;  Like Father like Son.
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