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To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the read more
To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the nation;
Sure John and I are more than quit.
Who will think that the gods can be insulted with impunity?
Who will think that the gods can be insulted with impunity?
The beades in the Hand, and the Divell in Capuch (or cape of the
cloak).
The beades in the Hand, and the Divell in Capuch (or cape of the
cloak).
His bark is worse than his bite.
His bark is worse than his bite.
The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
You cannot make the fire so low but it will get out.
You cannot make the fire so low but it will get out.
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
And quick his colour went and came,
As fear and rage alternate rose.
And quick his colour went and came,
As fear and rage alternate rose.
