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Deceive not thy Physitian, Confessor, nor Lawyer.
Deceive not thy Physitian, Confessor, nor Lawyer.
A Lyons skin is never cheape.
A Lyons skin is never cheape.
When war begins, then hell openeth.
When war begins, then hell openeth.
Patience lightens the burthen we cannot avert.
Patience lightens the burthen we cannot avert.
No man ought to be twice tried for the same offence.
No man ought to be twice tried for the same offence.
O well for him whose will is strong,
He suffers, but he will not suffer long.
O well for him whose will is strong,
He suffers, but he will not suffer long.
But with what incessant and grievous ills is old age surrounded!
But with what incessant and grievous ills is old age surrounded!
Sop to Cerebus.
If I can find Cerebus a sop, I shall be at rest for one day.
Sop to Cerebus.
If I can find Cerebus a sop, I shall be at rest for one day.
Thus woe succeeds a woe, as wave a wave.
Thus woe succeeds a woe, as wave a wave.
