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A great ship askes deepe waters.
[A great ship asks deep waters.]
A great ship askes deepe waters.
[A great ship asks deep waters.]
Take all the swift advantage of the hours.
Take all the swift advantage of the hours.
Eloquence enough, but little wisdom.
Eloquence enough, but little wisdom.
When the Foxe preacheth, beware geese.
When the Foxe preacheth, beware geese.
To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.
To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.
The fellow is either a madman or a poet.
The fellow is either a madman or a poet.
The judge is condemned when the guilty is acquitted.
[Lat., Judex damnatur cum nocens absolvitur.]
The judge is condemned when the guilty is acquitted.
[Lat., Judex damnatur cum nocens absolvitur.]
Who likes not the drinke, God deprives him of bread.
Who likes not the drinke, God deprives him of bread.
Just then, as by the tumult riven,
Poured down at once the lowering heaven.
Just then, as by the tumult riven,
Poured down at once the lowering heaven.
