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(They are unknown) because they had no bard to sing their praises.
(They are unknown) because they had no bard to sing their praises.
The first blow is as much as two.
The first blow is as much as two.
Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.
Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.
He will be beloved when he is no more.
He will be beloved when he is no more.
Ill blows the wind that profits nobody.
Ill blows the wind that profits nobody.
What boots it on the lineal tree to trace
Through many a branch the founders of our race.
What boots it on the lineal tree to trace
Through many a branch the founders of our race.
There is no useful thing which may not be turned to an injurious
purpose.
There is no useful thing which may not be turned to an injurious
purpose.
Perhaps the day may come when we shall remember these sufferings
with joy.
Perhaps the day may come when we shall remember these sufferings
with joy.
He that will not have peace, God gives him warre.
He that will not have peace, God gives him warre.
