She that takes gifts, herself she sells, and she that gives, does not else
She that takes gifts, herself she sells, and she that gives, does not else
- Who receives a gift, sell his liberty Who receives a gift, sell his liberty
- When the cuckoo comes to the bare thorn, sell your cow and buy you corn; but when she comes to the futt bit, sell your corn and buy you sheep When the cuckoo comes to the bare thorn, sell your cow and buy you corn; but when she comes to the futt bit, sell your corn and buy you sheep
- A gift long waited for, is sold, not given A gift long waited for, is sold, not given
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