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The first blow is as much as two.
The first blow is as much as two.
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
He that will do thee a good turne, either he will be gon or dye.
He that will do thee a good turne, either he will be gon or dye.
Never was anything so inconsistent.
Never was anything so inconsistent.
A bitter drug oft brings relief.
A bitter drug oft brings relief.
God sends cold according to Cloathes.
[God sends cold according to clothes.]
God sends cold according to Cloathes.
[God sends cold according to clothes.]
Feare, the Bedle of the Law.
Feare, the Bedle of the Law.
Alas! How difficult it is to prevent the countenance from
betraying guilt!
[Heu! quam difficile est crimen non read more
Alas! How difficult it is to prevent the countenance from
betraying guilt!
[Heu! quam difficile est crimen non prodere vultu.]
An old friend is a new house.
An old friend is a new house.
