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The Reverend are ever before.
The Reverend are ever before.
Honour without profit is a ring on the finger.
Honour without profit is a ring on the finger.
[A woman] fiercer than a cubless tigress.
[A woman] fiercer than a cubless tigress.
He will not carry his wealth to the waters of Acheron.
He will not carry his wealth to the waters of Acheron.
Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to
indulge in them; a man cannot tell his read more
Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to
indulge in them; a man cannot tell his dream till he wakes.
Corne is cleaned with winde, and the soule with chastnings.
Corne is cleaned with winde, and the soule with chastnings.
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.
It is good to be taught even by an enemy.
It is good to be taught even by an enemy.
He complaines wrongfully on the sea that twice suffers shipwrack.
He complaines wrongfully on the sea that twice suffers shipwrack.
