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A City that parlies is half gotten.
A City that parlies is half gotten.
He like a rock in the sea unshaken stands his ground.
He like a rock in the sea unshaken stands his ground.
The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.
The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.
Every one is witty for his owne purpose.
Every one is witty for his owne purpose.
If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.
If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.
Our fears vanish as the danger approaches.
Our fears vanish as the danger approaches.
Come, shepherd, let us make an honorable retreat; though not with
bag and baggage, yet with scrip and crippage.
Come, shepherd, let us make an honorable retreat; though not with
bag and baggage, yet with scrip and crippage.
The wolfe eats oft of the sheep that have been warn'd.
The wolfe eats oft of the sheep that have been warn'd.
Between the businesse of life and the day of death, a space ought
to be interposed.
Between the businesse of life and the day of death, a space ought
to be interposed.
