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Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto
those that be of heavy hearts.
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto
those that be of heavy hearts.
Religion a stalking horse to shoot other foul.
Religion a stalking horse to shoot other foul.
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]
In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.
In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.
Though they don't want to kill anybody, they like to have the
power to do so.
Though they don't want to kill anybody, they like to have the
power to do so.
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar.
A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar.
The Italians are wise before the deede, the Germanes in the
deede, the French after the deede.
The Italians are wise before the deede, the Germanes in the
deede, the French after the deede.
