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A far greater warfare lies hidden under this assumed peace.
A far greater warfare lies hidden under this assumed peace.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
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.
You may bring a horse to the river, but he will drinke when and
what he pleaseth.
You may bring a horse to the river, but he will drinke when and
what he pleaseth.
An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.
An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.
Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
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If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
May go to whoop and holloa.
