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So many men in Court and so many strangers.
So many men in Court and so many strangers.
The gallant Sir Robert fought hard to the end,
But who can with fate and quart bumpers contend?
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The gallant Sir Robert fought hard to the end,
But who can with fate and quart bumpers contend?
Though Fate said, a hero should perish ill light;
So up rose bright Phoebus, and down fell the knight.
He that will not have peace, God gives him warre.
He that will not have peace, God gives him warre.
The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.
The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.
Mutually giving and receiving aid,
They set each other off, like light and shade.
Mutually giving and receiving aid,
They set each other off, like light and shade.
Lying lips are abomination to the Lord.
Lying lips are abomination to the Lord.
With swimming looks of speechless tenderness.
With swimming looks of speechless tenderness.
A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.
A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.
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.]
