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The blind eate many a flie.
The blind eate many a flie.
Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.
Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.
A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
Good words quench more then a bucket of water.
Good words quench more then a bucket of water.
For man is man, and master of his fate.
For man is man, and master of his fate.
You must loose a flie to catch a trout.
[You must lose a fly to catch a trout.]
You must loose a flie to catch a trout.
[You must lose a fly to catch a trout.]
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
