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    Just as the felon condemn'd to die--
    With a very natural loathing--
    Leaving the sheriff to dream of ropes,
    From his gloomy cell in a vision elopes,
    To caper on sunny greens and slopes,
    Instead of the dance upon nothing.

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Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.

Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Suffer and expect.

Suffer and expect.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Who hath a Wolfe for his mate, needes a Dog for his man.

Who hath a Wolfe for his mate, needes a Dog for his man.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Money makes the man.

Money makes the man.

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The best smell is bread, the best savour, salt, the best love
that of children.

The best smell is bread, the best savour, salt, the best love
that of children.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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We are deceived by the semblance of what is just.

We are deceived by the semblance of what is just.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.

'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.

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One sword keeres another in the sheath.

One sword keeres another in the sheath.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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How can man die better,
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of this fathers
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How can man die better,
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of this fathers
And the temples of his gods?

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