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Present fears
Are less than horrible imaginings.
Present fears
Are less than horrible imaginings.
So obliging that he ne'er obliged.
So obliging that he ne'er obliged.
Go forth a conqueror and win great victories.
Go forth a conqueror and win great victories.
Happie is hee that chastens himselfe.
Happie is hee that chastens himselfe.
Vnder water, famine; under snow, bread.
Vnder water, famine; under snow, bread.
The sight of a man hath the force of a Lyon.
The sight of a man hath the force of a Lyon.
Integrity is praised and starves.
Integrity is praised and starves.
The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.
The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.