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Valour that parlies is neare yeelding.
Valour that parlies is neare yeelding.
Sweet is the recollection of difficulties overcome.
Sweet is the recollection of difficulties overcome.
Ships feare fire more then water.
Ships feare fire more then water.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.
I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.
A handfull of good life is better then a bushell of learning.
A handfull of good life is better then a bushell of learning.
O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!
O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!
You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.
You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.
One swallow does not make spring.
One swallow does not make spring.
