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Strict law is often great injustice.
Strict law is often great injustice.
In the morning mountaines, in the evening fountaines.
In the morning mountaines, in the evening fountaines.
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
Laughter holding both his sides.
Laughter holding both his sides.
Heir follows heir, as wave succeeds to wave.
Heir follows heir, as wave succeeds to wave.
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Hee that goes to bed thirsty riseth healthy.
[He that goes to bed thirsty rises healthy.]
Hee that goes to bed thirsty riseth healthy.
[He that goes to bed thirsty rises healthy.]
Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.
[Lat., Nihil aliud est ebrietas quam voluntaria insania.]
Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.
[Lat., Nihil aliud est ebrietas quam voluntaria insania.]
No man ought to be twice tried for the same offence.
No man ought to be twice tried for the same offence.