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When war is raging the laws are dumb.
When war is raging the laws are dumb.
To whirle the eyes too much shewes a Kites braine.
To whirle the eyes too much shewes a Kites braine.
Hee that looseth his due, gets not thankes.
Hee that looseth his due, gets not thankes.
Poore and liberall, rich and coveteous.
Poore and liberall, rich and coveteous.
Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the
unfortunate.
Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the
unfortunate.
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
Some good lessons
Are also learnt from Ceres and from Bacchus,
Without whom Venus will not long read more
Some good lessons
Are also learnt from Ceres and from Bacchus,
Without whom Venus will not long attack us.
The best manners are stained by haughtiness.
The best manners are stained by haughtiness.
He who trusts himself for safety to the care of a wicked man, in
seeking succour meets with ruin.
He who trusts himself for safety to the care of a wicked man, in
seeking succour meets with ruin.