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The point is plain as a pike staff.
The point is plain as a pike staff.
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
None is offended but by himselfe.
None is offended but by himselfe.
They appear but here and there swimming in the vasty deep. [The
portions of some books really worth notice read more
They appear but here and there swimming in the vasty deep. [The
portions of some books really worth notice are few and far
between.]
If that you have a former friend for foe.
If that you have a former friend for foe.
Her very silence, and her patience,
Speak to the people, and they pity her.
Her very silence, and her patience,
Speak to the people, and they pity her.
Life without a friend is death without a witnesse.
Life without a friend is death without a witnesse.
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
