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So cowards fight when they can fly no further;
So doves do peck the falcon's piercing talons;
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So cowards fight when they can fly no further;
So doves do peck the falcon's piercing talons;
So desperate thieves, all hopeless of their lives,
Breathe out invectives 'gainst the officers.
The coward threatens when he is safe.
The coward threatens when he is safe.
Thou art a cat, and a rat, and a coward.
Thou art a cat, and a rat, and a coward.
Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated.
Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated.
Thou dost shame
That bloody spoil. Thou slave, thou wretch, thou coward!
Thou little valiant, great in read more
Thou dost shame
That bloody spoil. Thou slave, thou wretch, thou coward!
Thou little valiant, great in villainy!
Thou ever strong upon the stronger side!
Thou fortune's champion, that dost never fight
But when her humorous ladyship is by
To teach thee safety!
Only cowards insult dying majesty.
Only cowards insult dying majesty.
Men lie, who lack courage to tell truth--the cowards!
Men lie, who lack courage to tell truth--the cowards!
When all the blandishments of life are gone,
The coward sneaks to death, the brave live on.
When all the blandishments of life are gone,
The coward sneaks to death, the brave live on.
It is better to be killed than frightened to death.
It is better to be killed than frightened to death.
