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Some flowers of Eden ye yet inherit,
But the trail of the serpent is over them all.
Some flowers of Eden ye yet inherit,
But the trail of the serpent is over them all.
Souldiers in peace are like chimneys in summer.
Souldiers in peace are like chimneys in summer.
Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.
Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.
The Philosophy of Princes is to dive into the Secrets of men,
leaving the secrets of nature to those read more
The Philosophy of Princes is to dive into the Secrets of men,
leaving the secrets of nature to those that have spare time.
Warre and Physicke are governed by the eye.
Warre and Physicke are governed by the eye.
Who eates the Kings Goose uoydes the feathers an hundred years
after.
[Who eats the king's goose voids read more
Who eates the Kings Goose uoydes the feathers an hundred years
after.
[Who eats the king's goose voids the feathers a hundred years
after.]
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
But why pursue the common tale?
Or wherefore show how knights prevail,
When ladies dare to hear?
But why pursue the common tale?
Or wherefore show how knights prevail,
When ladies dare to hear?
The weakest goes to the wall.
The weakest goes to the wall.
