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He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.
He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.
That which never has been, never is, and never will be.
That which never has been, never is, and never will be.
The horse that drawes after him his halter, is not altogether
escaped.
The horse that drawes after him his halter, is not altogether
escaped.
Little losses amaze, great tame.
Little losses amaze, great tame.
The back-doore robs the house.
The back-doore robs the house.
Where there is peace, God is.
Where there is peace, God is.
He paints a dolphin in the woods, a boar in the waves.
[Lat., Delphinum sylvis appingit, fluctibus aprum.]
He paints a dolphin in the woods, a boar in the waves.
[Lat., Delphinum sylvis appingit, fluctibus aprum.]
Though little fire grows great with little wind,
Yet extreme gusts will blow out fire and all.
Though little fire grows great with little wind,
Yet extreme gusts will blow out fire and all.
The scalded head feares cold water.
The scalded head feares cold water.
