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A City that parlies is half gotten.
A City that parlies is half gotten.
The conviction of having committed a fault is its first and
greatest punishment.
The conviction of having committed a fault is its first and
greatest punishment.
The sad dislike those who are cheerful, and the cheerful dislike
the melancholy.
The sad dislike those who are cheerful, and the cheerful dislike
the melancholy.
There is a devil in every berry of the grape.
There is a devil in every berry of the grape.
Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything. read more
Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything. The wills above be
done, but I would fain die a dry death.
Turning these jests out of service, let us talk in good earnest.
Turning these jests out of service, let us talk in good earnest.
My soul is dark! oh quickly string
The harp I yet can brook to hear.
My soul is dark! oh quickly string
The harp I yet can brook to hear.
Let the straight-limbed laugh at the club-footed, the white
skinned at the blackamoor.
Let the straight-limbed laugh at the club-footed, the white
skinned at the blackamoor.