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In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.
In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.
He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
I hate all children of precocious talent.
I hate all children of precocious talent.
Like a young eagle, who has lent his plume
To fledge the shaft by which he meets his doom,
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Like a young eagle, who has lent his plume
To fledge the shaft by which he meets his doom,
See their own feathers pluck'd, to wing the dart,
Which rank corruption destines for their heart!
Fear keepes and looks to the vineyard, and not the owner.
Fear keepes and looks to the vineyard, and not the owner.
An old wise mans shaddow is better then a young buzzards sword.
An old wise mans shaddow is better then a young buzzards sword.
All things require skill, but an appetite.
All things require skill, but an appetite.
There's no such conquering weapon as the necessity of conquering.
There's no such conquering weapon as the necessity of conquering.
