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That in the captain's but a choleric word,
Which in the soldier is flat blasphemy.
That in the captain's but a choleric word,
Which in the soldier is flat blasphemy.
Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.
Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.
There are three waies, the Vniversities, the Sea, the Court.
There are three waies, the Vniversities, the Sea, the Court.
The morning Sunne never lasts a day.
The morning Sunne never lasts a day.
Living well is the best revenge.
Living well is the best revenge.
Patience is sorrow's salve.
Patience is sorrow's salve.
A position of dignity is more easily improved upon than acquired.
A position of dignity is more easily improved upon than acquired.
Amiens was taken by the Fox, and retaken by the Lion.
Amiens was taken by the Fox, and retaken by the Lion.
The ears that gape after secrets retain not faithfully what is
entrusted to them.
The ears that gape after secrets retain not faithfully what is
entrusted to them.
