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God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.
God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.
An ill agreement is better then a good judgement.
[An ill agreement is better than a good judgment.]
An ill agreement is better then a good judgement.
[An ill agreement is better than a good judgment.]
Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day
Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain-tops.
Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day
Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain-tops.
Nothing dries sooner then a teare.
Nothing dries sooner then a teare.
In doubtful matters boldness is everything.
In doubtful matters boldness is everything.
Famed
For every branch of every science known.
Famed
For every branch of every science known.
Whom has not the inspiring bowl made eloquent?
[Lat., Foecundi calices quem non fecere disertum.]
Whom has not the inspiring bowl made eloquent?
[Lat., Foecundi calices quem non fecere disertum.]
For washing his hands, none sels his lands.
For washing his hands, none sels his lands.
For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime,
Young Lycidas, and hath not left his peer.
For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime,
Young Lycidas, and hath not left his peer.