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Silkes and Satins put out the fire in the chimney.
Silkes and Satins put out the fire in the chimney.
He that fights and runs away,
Will live to fight another day;
For he that runs may read more
He that fights and runs away,
Will live to fight another day;
For he that runs may fight again,
Which he can never do that's slain.
Deeper to wound she shuns the fight;
She drops her arms, to gain the field:
Secures her conquest by her flight:
And triumphs when she seems to yield.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Springes to catch woodcocks.
Springes to catch woodcocks.
There is no retracing our steps.
There is no retracing our steps.
However exalted our position, we should still not despise the
powers of the humble.
However exalted our position, we should still not despise the
powers of the humble.
At the games end we shall see who gaines.
At the games end we shall see who gaines.
When the lightning strikes but one, not one only does it terrify.
When the lightning strikes but one, not one only does it terrify.
Three can hold their peace, if two be away.
Three can hold their peace, if two be away.
