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Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it?
Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it?
Not surpassing in crafty measures, but in the power of arms.
Not surpassing in crafty measures, but in the power of arms.
Beware the fury of a patient man.
Beware the fury of a patient man.
Hee that learnes a trade hath a purchase made.
Hee that learnes a trade hath a purchase made.
Man proposes, and God disposes.
[It., Ordina l'uomo, e dio dispone.]
Man proposes, and God disposes.
[It., Ordina l'uomo, e dio dispone.]
Amiens was taken by the Fox, and retaken by the Lion.
Amiens was taken by the Fox, and retaken by the Lion.
He like a rock in the sea unshaken stands his ground.
He like a rock in the sea unshaken stands his ground.
Hee stands not surely, that never slips.
Hee stands not surely, that never slips.
