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Honour without profit is a ring on the finger.
Honour without profit is a ring on the finger.
Ships feare fire more then water.
Ships feare fire more then water.
'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
The gallant Sir Robert fought hard to the end,
But who can with fate and quart bumpers contend?
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The gallant Sir Robert fought hard to the end,
But who can with fate and quart bumpers contend?
Though Fate said, a hero should perish ill light;
So up rose bright Phoebus, and down fell the knight.
Great king,
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
Great king,
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
He that steals an egge, will steal an oxe.
He that steals an egge, will steal an oxe.
He that sowes trusts in God.
He that sowes trusts in God.
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.
O doul on the day that gae me an old man.
O doul on the day that gae me an old man.
