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So was hir jolly whistel wel y-wette.
So was hir jolly whistel wel y-wette.
With but a plank between them and their fate.
With but a plank between them and their fate.
The more they drink the more they thirst.
The more they drink the more they thirst.
He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]
He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]
Quick beleevers neede broad shoulders.
Quick beleevers neede broad shoulders.
Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!
Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!
Who will think that the gods can be insulted with impunity?
Who will think that the gods can be insulted with impunity?
He like a rock in the sea unshaken stands his ground.
He like a rock in the sea unshaken stands his ground.
You may bring a horse to the river, but he will drinke when and
what he pleaseth.
You may bring a horse to the river, but he will drinke when and
what he pleaseth.
