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Once a yeare a man may say: On his conscience.
Once a yeare a man may say: On his conscience.
Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby.
The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby.
Am I always to be a mere listener? Shall I never reply?
Am I always to be a mere listener? Shall I never reply?
The Citizen is at his businesse before he rise.
The Citizen is at his businesse before he rise.
To climb steep hills
Requires slow pace at first.
To climb steep hills
Requires slow pace at first.
One father is enough to governe one hundred sons, but not a
hundred sons one father.
One father is enough to governe one hundred sons, but not a
hundred sons one father.
When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.
When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.
Our native land attracts us with some mysterious charm, never to
be forgotten.
Our native land attracts us with some mysterious charm, never to
be forgotten.
