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One murder made a villain,
Millions a hero.
One murder made a villain,
Millions a hero.
Diseases, desperate grown,
By desperate appliance are reliev'd,
Or not at all.
Diseases, desperate grown,
By desperate appliance are reliev'd,
Or not at all.
He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the
Dead (i.e. books).
He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the
Dead (i.e. books).
Virtue alone is happiness below.
Virtue alone is happiness below.
Never was anything so inconsistent.
Never was anything so inconsistent.
Fair words butter no parsnips.
Fair words butter no parsnips.
To place yourself under an obligation is to sell your liberty.
To place yourself under an obligation is to sell your liberty.
A woman and a glasse are ever in danger.
[A woman and a glass are ever in danger.]
A woman and a glasse are ever in danger.
[A woman and a glass are ever in danger.]
The envious will die, but envy never.
[Fr., Les envieux mourront, mais non jamais l'envie.]
The envious will die, but envy never.
[Fr., Les envieux mourront, mais non jamais l'envie.]
