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In great pedigrees there are Governours and Chandlers.
In great pedigrees there are Governours and Chandlers.
It is a great victory that comes without blood.
It is a great victory that comes without blood.
To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
He that will not have peace, God gives him warre.
He that will not have peace, God gives him warre.
Empty Chambers make foolish maides.
Empty Chambers make foolish maides.
For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her
mouth is smoother than oil:
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For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her
mouth is smoother than oil:
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
Breathes there the man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
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Breathes there the man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own, my native land!
Whose heart hath ne'er within him burn'd,
As home his footsteps he hath turn'd,
From wandering on a foreign strand!
In a retreat the lame are formost.
In a retreat the lame are formost.
Life ain't all beer and skittles.
Life ain't all beer and skittles.
