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We hold our greyhound in our hand,
Our falcon on our glove;
But where shall we find read more
We hold our greyhound in our hand,
Our falcon on our glove;
But where shall we find leash, or band,
For dame that loves to rove?
Witty remarks are all very well when spoken at a proper time:
when out of place they are offensive.
Witty remarks are all very well when spoken at a proper time:
when out of place they are offensive.
In war, hunting, and love, men for one pleasure a thousand
griefes prove.
In war, hunting, and love, men for one pleasure a thousand
griefes prove.
An Idle youth, a needy Age.
An Idle youth, a needy Age.
He is the least in want who is the least covetous.
He is the least in want who is the least covetous.
The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable.
[Lat., Calamitosus est animus futuri anxius.]
The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable.
[Lat., Calamitosus est animus futuri anxius.]
No day so clear but hath dark clouds.
No day so clear but hath dark clouds.
Where McGregor sits, there is the head of the table.
Where McGregor sits, there is the head of the table.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
