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Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887.

Poison

Poison and the dagger are the Eastern bill of rights.

Poison quells poison.Italian.

Poison still is poison though drunk in gold.Massinger.

The antidote before the poison. (To offer an excuse before an accusation.)Latin.

What does not poison, fattens.Italian.

What’s one man’s poison, Signor,
Is another’s meat or drink.Beaumont and Fletcher.