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Princes are venison in Heaven.
Princes are venison in Heaven.
It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory read more
It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory means, than by fear.
Great trees are good for nothing but shade.
Great trees are good for nothing but shade.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
The present century was growing blind
To the great Marlborough's skill in giving knocks,
Until his late read more
The present century was growing blind
To the great Marlborough's skill in giving knocks,
Until his late life by Archdeacon Coxe.
Hee that lives ill, feare followes him.
Hee that lives ill, feare followes him.
But this swift business
I must uneasy make, lest too light winning
Make the prize light.
But this swift business
I must uneasy make, lest too light winning
Make the prize light.
Ease and honour are seldom bed-fellows.
Ease and honour are seldom bed-fellows.
