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Who thinks anything of goitre on the Alps?
Who thinks anything of goitre on the Alps?
Hee hath not liv'd, that lives not after death.
Hee hath not liv'd, that lives not after death.
I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel.
The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel.
Power is more safely retained by cautious than by severe
councils.
[Lat., Potentiam cautis quam acribus consiliis tutius read more
Power is more safely retained by cautious than by severe
councils.
[Lat., Potentiam cautis quam acribus consiliis tutius haberi.]
To deceive ones selfe is very easie.
To deceive ones selfe is very easie.
God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.
God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.
It's absurd to warme one in his armour.
It's absurd to warme one in his armour.
