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He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]
He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]
In the kingdome of a cheater the wallet is carried before.
In the kingdome of a cheater the wallet is carried before.
Fortune favours the bold.
Fortune favours the bold.
Wherein is the use of getting rid of one thorn out of many?
Wherein is the use of getting rid of one thorn out of many?
Building and marrying of Children are great wasters.
Building and marrying of Children are great wasters.
Beare with evill, and expect good.
Beare with evill, and expect good.
At morn the blackcock trims his jetty wing,
'Tis morning prompts the linnet's blithest lay;
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At morn the blackcock trims his jetty wing,
'Tis morning prompts the linnet's blithest lay;
All Nature's children feel the matin spring
Of life reviving, with reviving day.
One picture is worth ten thousand words.
One picture is worth ten thousand words.
Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you're
a good man, you're a wonder!
Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you're
a good man, you're a wonder!
