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When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a read more
But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a harder task to prove--
By firm resolve to conquer love!
He plaies well that winnes.
[He plays well that wins.]
He plaies well that winnes.
[He plays well that wins.]
You tell a tale to a dead man.
You tell a tale to a dead man.
The beast that goes alwaies never wants blowes.
The beast that goes alwaies never wants blowes.
It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory read more
It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory means, than by fear.
The very rats
Instinctively had quit it.
The very rats
Instinctively had quit it.
Hee that hath patience hath fatt thrushes for a farthing.
Hee that hath patience hath fatt thrushes for a farthing.
She has deceived her father, and may thee.
She has deceived her father, and may thee.
