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The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means read more
The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means of attack, the other as a means
of defence.
Whistle, and I'll come to you, my lad.
Whistle, and I'll come to you, my lad.
In avoiding one vice fools rush into the opposite extreme.
In avoiding one vice fools rush into the opposite extreme.
To a boyling pot flies comes not.
[To a boiling pot flies come not.]
To a boyling pot flies comes not.
[To a boiling pot flies come not.]
Valour that parlies is neare yeelding.
Valour that parlies is neare yeelding.
Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
She has deceived her father, and may thee.
She has deceived her father, and may thee.
The reasons of the poore weigh not.
The reasons of the poore weigh not.