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That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a read more
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a feather of his own,
Wherewith he wont to soar so high.
No tye can oblige the perfidious.
[No tie can oblige the perfidious.]
No tye can oblige the perfidious.
[No tie can oblige the perfidious.]
Great cowardice is hidden by a bluster of daring.
Great cowardice is hidden by a bluster of daring.
Let those love now, who never loved before,
Let those who always loved, now love the more.
Let those love now, who never loved before,
Let those who always loved, now love the more.
A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.
God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.
Stay a little and news will find you.
Stay a little and news will find you.
Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.
Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.