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'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.
'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.
To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.
To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.
Rare is the union of beauty and modesty.
Rare is the union of beauty and modesty.
Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.
Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.
When the tree is fallen, all goe with their hatchet.
When the tree is fallen, all goe with their hatchet.
If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
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If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
May go to whoop and holloa.
A journying woman speakes much of all, and all of her.
A journying woman speakes much of all, and all of her.
When his heart is glad
Of the full harvest, I will speak to him.
When his heart is glad
Of the full harvest, I will speak to him.
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
A living dog is better than a dead lion.