Who to-day was a haughty knight, is to-morrow a pennyless wight.
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Long looked for comes at last.Dutch
Who wants to beat a dog, soon finds a stick.
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Good right needs good help.
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Starved lice bite the hardest.
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Long fasting is no bread sparing.
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Little pots soon run over.
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