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When war begins, then hell openeth.
When war begins, then hell openeth.
The Fox knowes much, but more he that catcheth him.
The Fox knowes much, but more he that catcheth him.
Gloriously false. [Like Rahab.]
Gloriously false. [Like Rahab.]
It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back.
It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back.
If we cannot do what we want, we must do what we can.
If we cannot do what we want, we must do what we can.
No thanks attach to a kindness long deferred.
No thanks attach to a kindness long deferred.
Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
One father is more then a hundred Schoolemasters.
[One father is more than a hundred Schoolmasters.]
One father is more then a hundred Schoolemasters.
[One father is more than a hundred Schoolmasters.]
More mild, but yet more harmful; kind in hatred.
More mild, but yet more harmful; kind in hatred.
