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To a brave man every soil is his country.
To a brave man every soil is his country.
Hee that will deceive the fox, must rise betimes.
Hee that will deceive the fox, must rise betimes.
When war begins, then hell openeth.
When war begins, then hell openeth.
They that know one another salute a farre off.
They that know one another salute a farre off.
Mere verbiage,--it is not worth a carrot!
Why Socrates or Plato--where's the odds?--
Once taught a jay read more
Mere verbiage,--it is not worth a carrot!
Why Socrates or Plato--where's the odds?--
Once taught a jay to supplicate the Gods,
And made a Polly-theist of a Parrot!
What's gone, and what's past help,
Should be past grieve.
What's gone, and what's past help,
Should be past grieve.
He that preacheth giveth almes.
He that preacheth giveth almes.
Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.
Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.
The stern delight that warriors feel
In foemen worthy of their steel.
The stern delight that warriors feel
In foemen worthy of their steel.
