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It's absurd to warme one in his armour.
It's absurd to warme one in his armour.
Feare keepes the garden better then the gardiner.
Feare keepes the garden better then the gardiner.
A curst Cow hath short hornes.
[A curst cow has short horns.]
A curst Cow hath short hornes.
[A curst cow has short horns.]
Diseases of the eye are to bee cured with the elbow.
Diseases of the eye are to bee cured with the elbow.
Feares are divided in the midst.
Feares are divided in the midst.
It is good to hold the asse by the bridle.
It is good to hold the asse by the bridle.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them,
And if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them,
And if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces.
I am not what I once was.
[Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]
I am not what I once was.
[Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]