The sense of death is most in apprehension,
And the poor beetle that we tread upon
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The sense of death is most in apprehension,
And the poor beetle that we tread upon
In corporal sufferance finds a pang as great
As when a giant dies.

Bee not a Baker, if your head be of butter.

Bee not a Baker, if your head be of butter.

You cannot know wine by the barrell.
[You cannot know the wine by the barrel.]

You cannot know wine by the barrell.
[You cannot know the wine by the barrel.]

How can man die better,
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of this fathers
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How can man die better,
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of this fathers
And the temples of his gods?

It is a great victory that comes without blood.

It is a great victory that comes without blood.

So honour peereth in the meanest habit.

So honour peereth in the meanest habit.

The thread breakes, where it is weakest.

The thread breakes, where it is weakest.

An uncalled-for defence becomes a positive accusation.

An uncalled-for defence becomes a positive accusation.

It is folly to fear what cannot be avoided.

It is folly to fear what cannot be avoided.