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The best of the sport is to doe the deede, and say nothing.
The best of the sport is to doe the deede, and say nothing.
'Tis not long after
But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve,
For daws to peck read more
'Tis not long after
But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve,
For daws to peck at.
Though little fire grows great with little wind,
Yet extreme gusts will blow out fire and all.
Though little fire grows great with little wind,
Yet extreme gusts will blow out fire and all.
France is a meddow that cuts thrice a yeere.
France is a meddow that cuts thrice a yeere.
Never was anything so inconsistent.
Never was anything so inconsistent.
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.]
A lie that is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies.
A lie that is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
