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That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.
That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.
'Tis in grain, sir; 'twill endure wind and weather.
'Tis in grain, sir; 'twill endure wind and weather.
The crow bewailes the sheepe, and then eates it.
The crow bewailes the sheepe, and then eates it.
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
Who will sell the Cow, must say the word.
Who will sell the Cow, must say the word.
One stroke fells not an oke.
One stroke fells not an oke.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
He blames Neptune unjustly who twice suffers shipwreck.
He blames Neptune unjustly who twice suffers shipwreck.
By penitence th' Eternal's wrath's appeas'd.
By penitence th' Eternal's wrath's appeas'd.
