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Heresie is the school of pride.
Heresie is the school of pride.
The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby,
Knowing that read more
The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby,
Knowing that with the shadow of his wings
He can at pleasure stint their melody:
Even so mayest thou the giddy men of Rome.
Farre shooting never kild bird.
Farre shooting never kild bird.
A fair face may make a foul bargain.
A fair face may make a foul bargain.
Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
Thou will scare be a man before thy mother.
Thou will scare be a man before thy mother.
The miserable man makes a peny of a farthing, and the liberall of
a farthing sixe pence.
The miserable man makes a peny of a farthing, and the liberall of
a farthing sixe pence.
In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.
In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.
The gallant Sir Robert fought hard to the end,
But who can with fate and quart bumpers contend?
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The gallant Sir Robert fought hard to the end,
But who can with fate and quart bumpers contend?
Though Fate said, a hero should perish ill light;
So up rose bright Phoebus, and down fell the knight.
