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Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
It's no sure rule to fish with a cros-bow.
It's no sure rule to fish with a cros-bow.
It's an ill councell that hath no escape.
It's an ill councell that hath no escape.
He can do most who has most power.
He can do most who has most power.
It is difficult to fly without wings.
It is difficult to fly without wings.
A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]
He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]
The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby.
The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby.
