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How can man die better,
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of this fathers
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How can man die better,
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of this fathers
And the temples of his gods?
I must be cruel only to be kind.
I must be cruel only to be kind.
That in the captain's but a choleric word,
Which in the soldier is flat blasphemy.
That in the captain's but a choleric word,
Which in the soldier is flat blasphemy.
I do not sacrifice, but lend myself to business.
I do not sacrifice, but lend myself to business.
The rage of a wild boar is able to spoil more then one wood.
The rage of a wild boar is able to spoil more then one wood.
It is good to be taught even by an enemy.
It is good to be taught even by an enemy.
Either wealth is much increased, or moderation is much decayed.
Either wealth is much increased, or moderation is much decayed.
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
