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The itch of disputing is the scab of the Church.
The itch of disputing is the scab of the Church.
Every man has his price.
Every man has his price.
Nature abhors a vacuum.
[Fr., Natura abhorret vacuum.]
Nature abhors a vacuum.
[Fr., Natura abhorret vacuum.]
You whirled them to the back of beyont.
You whirled them to the back of beyont.
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
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One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
And so in ours, some neighboring nation,
Taking advantage of our misery,
Hath stuffed the hollow vessels with their power,
To beat us down, the which are down already;
And make a conquest of unhappy,
Whereas no glory 's got to overcome.
The Cow knowes not what her taile is worth, till she have lost
it.
The Cow knowes not what her taile is worth, till she have lost
it.
A heart unspotted is not easily daunted.
A heart unspotted is not easily daunted.
Regarding nothing as done, while ought remained to be done.
Regarding nothing as done, while ought remained to be done.