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All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
Leave not a sword in the hand of an idiot.
Leave not a sword in the hand of an idiot.
A Horse made, and a man to make.
A Horse made, and a man to make.
That is never too often repeated which is never sufficiently
learnt.
That is never too often repeated which is never sufficiently
learnt.
(They are unknown) because they had no bard to sing their praises.
(They are unknown) because they had no bard to sing their praises.
The mind flies back with a grand recoil
From debts not due till to-morrow.
The mind flies back with a grand recoil
From debts not due till to-morrow.
A bad man becomes worse when he apes a saint.
A bad man becomes worse when he apes a saint.
No hair so small but hath his shadow.
No hair so small but hath his shadow.
The life blood streaming thro' my heart,
Or my more dear immortal part,
Is not more fondly read more
The life blood streaming thro' my heart,
Or my more dear immortal part,
Is not more fondly dear.
