He who is first in time has the prior right.

He who is first in time has the prior right.

All keyes hang not on one girdle.

All keyes hang not on one girdle.

The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
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The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
Are but gigantic flights of stairs.

We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.

We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.

I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.

I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.

Who would doe ill ne're wants occasion.

Who would doe ill ne're wants occasion.

Haste makes waste.

Haste makes waste.

All came from, and will goe to others.

All came from, and will goe to others.

Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.

Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.