Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the
attempt.

Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the
attempt.

Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome.

Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome.

This is the reward of my folly.

This is the reward of my folly.

Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own.

Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own.

Hee a beast doth die, that hath done no good to his country.

Hee a beast doth die, that hath done no good to his country.

'Tis gone: a thousand such have slipt
Away from my embraces:
And fallen into the dusty crypt
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'Tis gone: a thousand such have slipt
Away from my embraces:
And fallen into the dusty crypt
Of darken'd forms and faces.

Great cowardice is hidden by a bluster of daring.

Great cowardice is hidden by a bluster of daring.

He that is not in the warres is not out of danger.

He that is not in the warres is not out of danger.