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Dispel the cold, bounteously replenishing the hearth with logs.
Dispel the cold, bounteously replenishing the hearth with logs.
He is onely bright that shines by himselfe.
He is onely bright that shines by himselfe.
A pittifull mother makes a scald head.
A pittifull mother makes a scald head.
He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith.
He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith.
If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
Our fears vanish as the danger approaches.
Our fears vanish as the danger approaches.
Be cautious as to what you say of men, and to whom you speak it.
Be cautious as to what you say of men, and to whom you speak it.
It is easy to be wise after the event.
It is easy to be wise after the event.
The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby,
Knowing that read more
The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby,
Knowing that with the shadow of his wings
He can at pleasure stint their melody:
Even so mayest thou the giddy men of Rome.
