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The absent partie is still faultie.
The absent partie is still faultie.
He that fights and runs away,
Will live to fight another day;
For he that runs may read more
He that fights and runs away,
Will live to fight another day;
For he that runs may fight again,
Which he can never do that's slain.
Deeper to wound she shuns the fight;
She drops her arms, to gain the field:
Secures her conquest by her flight:
And triumphs when she seems to yield.
Service without reward is punishment.
Service without reward is punishment.
He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
They that know one another salute a farre off.
They that know one another salute a farre off.
We are often saved from crime by the disgrace of others.
We are often saved from crime by the disgrace of others.
A fault is fostered by concealment.
A fault is fostered by concealment.