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He that feares death lives not.
He that feares death lives not.
At night, to his own sharp fancies a prey,
He lies like a hedgehog rolled up the wrong way,
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At night, to his own sharp fancies a prey,
He lies like a hedgehog rolled up the wrong way,
Tormenting himself with his prickles.
Better a bare foote then none.
[Better a barefoot than none.]
Better a bare foote then none.
[Better a barefoot than none.]
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.
At lovers' perjuries,
They say Jove laughs.
At lovers' perjuries,
They say Jove laughs.
The faults of his adored escape the notice of the blind admirer.
The faults of his adored escape the notice of the blind admirer.
Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own.
Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own.
A naughty child is better sick then whole.
A naughty child is better sick then whole.
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.