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Though little fire grows great with little wind,
Yet extreme gusts will blow out fire and all.
Though little fire grows great with little wind,
Yet extreme gusts will blow out fire and all.
And on her lover's arm she leant,
And round her waist she felt it fold,
And far read more
And on her lover's arm she leant,
And round her waist she felt it fold,
And far across the hills they went,
In that new world that is the old.
A friend always loves, but he who loves is not always a friend.
A friend always loves, but he who loves is not always a friend.
Heap on more wood! the wind is chill!
But let it whistle as it will,
We'll keep read more
Heap on more wood! the wind is chill!
But let it whistle as it will,
We'll keep up Christmas merry still.
With no more sign of wisdom than a beard.
With no more sign of wisdom than a beard.
Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.
Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.
The vertue of a coward is suspition.
The vertue of a coward is suspition.
He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera read more
He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera panem ostentat.]
He that burnes most shines most.
He that burnes most shines most.