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No one should be judge in his own cause.
No one should be judge in his own cause.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
The gentle Hawke halfe mans her selfe.
The gentle Hawke halfe mans her selfe.
It's a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
It's a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
Faire is not faire, but that which pleaseth.
Faire is not faire, but that which pleaseth.
Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey,
and brevity.
Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey,
and brevity.
One to destroy is murder by the law,
And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe;
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One to destroy is murder by the law,
And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe;
To murder thousands takes a specious name,
War's glorious art, and gives immortal fame.
Conversation makes one what he is.
Conversation makes one what he is.
Trust no friend with that you need fear him if he were your
enemy.
Trust no friend with that you need fear him if he were your
enemy.
