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And quick his colour went and came,
As fear and rage alternate rose.
And quick his colour went and came,
As fear and rage alternate rose.
Though this may be play to you,
'Tis death to us.
Though this may be play to you,
'Tis death to us.
He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
[Lat., Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nucem.]
He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
[Lat., Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nucem.]
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy
are deceitful.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy
are deceitful.
Better do nothing than do ill.
Better do nothing than do ill.
We live by reposing trust in each other.
We live by reposing trust in each other.
Bring a lawsuit against a man who can pay; the poor man's acts
are not worth the expence.
Bring a lawsuit against a man who can pay; the poor man's acts
are not worth the expence.
Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]
Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]
The thread breakes, where it is weakest.
The thread breakes, where it is weakest.