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Revenge and wrong bring forth their kind;
The foul cubs like their parents are.
Revenge and wrong bring forth their kind;
The foul cubs like their parents are.
The rose is often found near the nettle.
The rose is often found near the nettle.
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
The shrill trump,
The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife.
The shrill trump,
The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife.
What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.
What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.
The blind eate many a flie.
The blind eate many a flie.
The more honesty a man has the less he affects the air of a
saint.
The more honesty a man has the less he affects the air of a
saint.
It adds to the glory both of soule and body.
It adds to the glory both of soule and body.
The sight of a man hath the force of a Lyon.
The sight of a man hath the force of a Lyon.
