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By suppers more have beene killed then Gallen ever cured.
By suppers more have beene killed then Gallen ever cured.
The faulty stands on his guard.
The faulty stands on his guard.
The gentle Hawke halfe mans her selfe.
The gentle Hawke halfe mans her selfe.
'Tis dangerous to take a cold, to sleep, to drink; but I tell you,
my lord fool, out of read more
'Tis dangerous to take a cold, to sleep, to drink; but I tell you,
my lord fool, out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower,
safety.
Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.
Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
[Lat., Ut saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent!]
How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
[Lat., Ut saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent!]
Kings play the fool, and the people suffer for it.
Kings play the fool, and the people suffer for it.
A blustering night, a faire day.
A blustering night, a faire day.