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Be stirring as the time, be fire with fire;
Threaten the threat'ner, and outface the brow
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Be stirring as the time, be fire with fire;
Threaten the threat'ner, and outface the brow
Of bragging horror.
Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.
Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.
Religion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.
Religion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.
Condemn the fault, but not the actor of it.
Condemn the fault, but not the actor of it.
A great ship askes deepe waters.
[A great ship asks deep waters.]
A great ship askes deepe waters.
[A great ship asks deep waters.]
Begging a courtesy is selling liberty.
Begging a courtesy is selling liberty.
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some read more
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some dang'rous taint they bear;
So roses grow on thorns, and honey wears a sting.
Man Proposeth, God disposeth.
Man Proposeth, God disposeth.
It adds to the glory both of soule and body.
It adds to the glory both of soule and body.