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He that gives thee a Capon, give him the leg and the wing.
He that gives thee a Capon, give him the leg and the wing.
Wo be to him that reads but one book.
Wo be to him that reads but one book.
We frolic while 'tis May.
We frolic while 'tis May.
That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
Little do you know what a gloriously uncertain thing law is.
Little do you know what a gloriously uncertain thing law is.
Hee hath not liv'd, that lives not after death.
Hee hath not liv'd, that lives not after death.
Those, who in quarrels interpose,
Must often wipe a bloody nose.
Those, who in quarrels interpose,
Must often wipe a bloody nose.
All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
The descent to the infernal regions is easy enough, but to
retrace one's steps, and reach the air above, read more
The descent to the infernal regions is easy enough, but to
retrace one's steps, and reach the air above, there's the rub.