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God the first garden made, and the first city Cain.
God the first garden made, and the first city Cain.
Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.
Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.
Confidence cannot find a place wherein to rest in safety.
Confidence cannot find a place wherein to rest in safety.
The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]
The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]
Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.
Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.
O, a kiss
Long as my exile, sweet as my revenge!
Now, by the jealous queen of read more
O, a kiss
Long as my exile, sweet as my revenge!
Now, by the jealous queen of heaven, that kiss
I carried from thee dear; and my true lip
Hath virgined it e'er since.
This is my wish, this is my command, my pleasure is my reason.
This is my wish, this is my command, my pleasure is my reason.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far
country.
As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far
country.
