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With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy read more
With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy ambition finds.
He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
He that is not in the warres is not out of danger.
He that is not in the warres is not out of danger.
Two heads are better than one.
Two heads are better than one.
We praise old times, but show no curiosity about modern events.
We praise old times, but show no curiosity about modern events.
The sense of death is most in apprehension.
The sense of death is most in apprehension.
It is very hard to shave an egge.
It is very hard to shave an egge.
He that hath the grace of God, hath wealth enough.
He that hath the grace of God, hath wealth enough.
One to destroy is murder by the law,
And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe;
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One to destroy is murder by the law,
And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe;
To murder thousands takes a specious name,
War's glorious art, and gives immortal fame.
