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A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.
I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
Troy owes to Homer what whist owes to Hoyle.
Troy owes to Homer what whist owes to Hoyle.
Fieldes have eies and woodes have eares.
Fieldes have eies and woodes have eares.
Yet a little while, and (the happy hour) will be over, nor ever
more shall we be able to read more
Yet a little while, and (the happy hour) will be over, nor ever
more shall we be able to recall it.
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable.
[Lat., Calamitosus est animus futuri anxius.]
The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable.
[Lat., Calamitosus est animus futuri anxius.]
