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The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.
The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.
The grief of an heir is only masked laughter.
The grief of an heir is only masked laughter.
When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.
When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.
The rose is often found near the nettle.
The rose is often found near the nettle.
Praise day at night, and life at the end.
Praise day at night, and life at the end.
Better a bare foote then none.
[Better a barefoot than none.]
Better a bare foote then none.
[Better a barefoot than none.]
Power is more safely retained by cautious than by severe
councils.
[Lat., Potentiam cautis quam acribus consiliis tutius read more
Power is more safely retained by cautious than by severe
councils.
[Lat., Potentiam cautis quam acribus consiliis tutius haberi.]
Great king,
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
Great king,
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason.
Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason.
