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 I'll potch at him some way;
 Or wrath or craft may get him.  
 I'll potch at him some way;
 Or wrath or craft may get him. 
Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.
Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.
Silke doth quench the fire in the Kitchin.
Silke doth quench the fire in the Kitchin.
 'Tis dangerous to take a cold, to sleep, to drink; but I tell you, 
my lord fool, out of read more 
 'Tis dangerous to take a cold, to sleep, to drink; but I tell you, 
my lord fool, out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, 
safety. 
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
 Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren 
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything.  
 Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren 
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything. 
Great things rush to the destruction of each other.
Great things rush to the destruction of each other.
 Foul-spoken coward, that thunder'st with thy tongue,
 And with thy weapon nothing dar'st perform.  
 Foul-spoken coward, that thunder'st with thy tongue,
 And with thy weapon nothing dar'st perform. 
All things deteriorate in time.
All things deteriorate in time.