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May everything he treads upon become a rose!
May everything he treads upon become a rose!
A cup concealed in the dress is rarely honestly carried.
A cup concealed in the dress is rarely honestly carried.
The strongest and the fiercest spirit
That fought in heaven, now fiercer by despair.
The strongest and the fiercest spirit
That fought in heaven, now fiercer by despair.
Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.
Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.
Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
The sense of death is most in apprehension,
And the poor beetle that we tread upon
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The sense of death is most in apprehension,
And the poor beetle that we tread upon
In corporal sufferance finds a pang as great
As when a giant dies.
Stay a while, that we may make an end the sooner.
Stay a while, that we may make an end the sooner.
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
With his own weapon do I stab him.
With his own weapon do I stab him.
