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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!
God strikes not with both hands, for to the sea he made heavens,
and to rivers foords.
God strikes not with both hands, for to the sea he made heavens,
and to rivers foords.
That which I just now gave, I recall, and draw back the string.
That which I just now gave, I recall, and draw back the string.
A hundred loade of thought will not pay one of debts.
A hundred loade of thought will not pay one of debts.
Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.
Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.
The deepest rivers flow with the least sound.
[Lat., Altissima quaeque flumina minimo sono labuntur.]
The deepest rivers flow with the least sound.
[Lat., Altissima quaeque flumina minimo sono labuntur.]
The face, not the woman is the attraction.
The face, not the woman is the attraction.
He that hath no ill fortune is troubled with good.
He that hath no ill fortune is troubled with good.
