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The sense of death is most in apprehension.
The sense of death is most in apprehension.
The wine in the bottell doth not quench thirst.
[The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.]
The wine in the bottell doth not quench thirst.
[The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.]
An old cat sports not with her prey.
An old cat sports not with her prey.
All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one
difficulty involves us in another.
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one
difficulty involves us in another.
Take heed of a step-mother; the very name of her sufficeth.
Take heed of a step-mother; the very name of her sufficeth.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Some innocents 'scape not the thunderbolt.
Some innocents 'scape not the thunderbolt.