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She only said, My life is dreary,
He cometh not, she said;
She said I am aweary, read more
She only said, My life is dreary,
He cometh not, she said;
She said I am aweary, aweary,
Oh God, that I were dead.
He who leaves a fault unpunished invites crime.
He who leaves a fault unpunished invites crime.
He that deales in the world needes foure seeves.
He that deales in the world needes foure seeves.
Sceptre and crown must tumble down
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked read more
Sceptre and crown must tumble down
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked scythe and spade.
Power is more safely retained by cautious than by severe
councils.
[Lat., Potentiam cautis quam acribus consiliis tutius read more
Power is more safely retained by cautious than by severe
councils.
[Lat., Potentiam cautis quam acribus consiliis tutius haberi.]
The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new.
The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new.
He who wants to get rich wants to get rich quickly.
He who wants to get rich wants to get rich quickly.
This is no time for staring about.
This is no time for staring about.
The cause lies hidden; the effect is most notorious.
The cause lies hidden; the effect is most notorious.
