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A living dog is better than a dead lion.
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.
God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
Sop to Cerebus.
If I can find Cerebus a sop, I shall be at rest for one day.
Sop to Cerebus.
If I can find Cerebus a sop, I shall be at rest for one day.
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles read more
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles to-day,
To-morrow may be dying.
The more violent the storm the sooner it is over.
The more violent the storm the sooner it is over.
Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.
Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.
Hee commands enough that obeyes a wise man.
Hee commands enough that obeyes a wise man.
Thus the whirligig of time
Brings in his revenges.
Thus the whirligig of time
Brings in his revenges.
