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Some falls the means are happier to rise.
Some falls the means are happier to rise.
Who eates the Kings Goose uoydes the feathers an hundred years
after.
[Who eats the king's goose voids read more
Who eates the Kings Goose uoydes the feathers an hundred years
after.
[Who eats the king's goose voids the feathers a hundred years
after.]
When the lightning strikes but one, not one only does it terrify.
When the lightning strikes but one, not one only does it terrify.
Those who plot the destruction of others often fall themselves.
[Lat., Saepe intereunt aliis meditantes necem.]
Those who plot the destruction of others often fall themselves.
[Lat., Saepe intereunt aliis meditantes necem.]
Spare your breath to cool your porridge.
Spare your breath to cool your porridge.
Autumnall Agues are long, or mortall.
Autumnall Agues are long, or mortall.
Leave her to Heaven,
And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge,
To prick and sting read more
Leave her to Heaven,
And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge,
To prick and sting her.
The sun sets without thy assistance.
The sun sets without thy assistance.
Work while your strength and years permit you; crooked age will
by-and-by come upon you with silent foot.
Work while your strength and years permit you; crooked age will
by-and-by come upon you with silent foot.
