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    The gallant Sir Robert fought hard to the end,
    But who can with fate and quart bumpers contend?
    Though Fate said, a hero should perish ill light;
    So up rose bright Phoebus, and down fell the knight.

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Sweet discourse makes short daies and nights.

Sweet discourse makes short daies and nights.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Come, we burn daylight, ho!
Nay, that's not so.
I mean, sir, in delay
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Come, we burn daylight, ho!
Nay, that's not so.
I mean, sir, in delay
We waste our lights in vain, like lamps by day.

by William Shakespeare Found in: General Sayings,
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Timid dogs more eagerly bark than bite.

Timid dogs more eagerly bark than bite.

by Samuel Rogers Found in: General Sayings,
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A Tyrant is most tyrant to himselfe.

A Tyrant is most tyrant to himselfe.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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None saies his Garner is full.

None saies his Garner is full.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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In the mouth of a bad dog fals often a good bone.

In the mouth of a bad dog fals often a good bone.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.

The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.

by Lord Alfred Tennyson Found in: General Sayings,
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His bark is worse than his bite.

His bark is worse than his bite.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Laughter holding both his sides.

Laughter holding both his sides.

by Thomas Middleton Found in: General Sayings,
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