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What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
We are deceived by the semblance of what is just.
We are deceived by the semblance of what is just.
How can man die better,
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of this fathers
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How can man die better,
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of this fathers
And the temples of his gods?
The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]
The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]
A little and good fills the trencher.
A little and good fills the trencher.
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
None saies his Garner is full.
None saies his Garner is full.
The time will come when you will hate the sight of a mirror.
The time will come when you will hate the sight of a mirror.
