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Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
Old men, when they scorne young, make much of death.
Old men, when they scorne young, make much of death.
When yet was ever found a mother
Who'd give her booby for another?
When yet was ever found a mother
Who'd give her booby for another?
What's done can't be undone.
[Fr., Ce qui est faicr ne se peult desfaire.]
What's done can't be undone.
[Fr., Ce qui est faicr ne se peult desfaire.]
The covetous are always in want.
The covetous are always in want.
She stands on tiptoe to be kissed.
She stands on tiptoe to be kissed.
To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.
To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.
Being on sea saile, being on land settle.
Being on sea saile, being on land settle.
He that endures is not overcome.
He that endures is not overcome.
