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The more thou stir it the worse it will be.
The more thou stir it the worse it will be.
Gloriously false. [Like Rahab.]
Gloriously false. [Like Rahab.]
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
A curst Cow hath short hornes.
[A curst cow has short horns.]
A curst Cow hath short hornes.
[A curst cow has short horns.]
God provides for him that trusteth.
God provides for him that trusteth.
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
Tyrants' fears
Decrease not, but grow faster than their years.
Tyrants' fears
Decrease not, but grow faster than their years.
To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!
To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy read more
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy took its wing;
I sat, but neither heard nor saw.
