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He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
To gaine teacheth how to spend.
To gaine teacheth how to spend.
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
Hee is not free that drawes his chaine.
Hee is not free that drawes his chaine.
No check, no stay this streamlet fears:
How merrily it goes!
'Twill murmur on a thousand years,
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No check, no stay this streamlet fears:
How merrily it goes!
'Twill murmur on a thousand years,
And flow as now it flows.
Rashness is the companion of youth, prudence of old age.
Rashness is the companion of youth, prudence of old age.
Whom has not the inspiring bowl made eloquent?
[Lat., Foecundi calices quem non fecere disertum.]
Whom has not the inspiring bowl made eloquent?
[Lat., Foecundi calices quem non fecere disertum.]
There is great force hidden in a sweet command.
There is great force hidden in a sweet command.
Jest not with the eye or with Religion.
Jest not with the eye or with Religion.
