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Hee hath no leisure who useth it not.
Hee hath no leisure who useth it not.
He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his
worst enemy.
He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his
worst enemy.
The gallant Sir Robert fought hard to the end,
But who can with fate and quart bumpers contend?
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The gallant Sir Robert fought hard to the end,
But who can with fate and quart bumpers contend?
Though Fate said, a hero should perish ill light;
So up rose bright Phoebus, and down fell the knight.
The good refrain from sin from the pure love of virtue.
The good refrain from sin from the pure love of virtue.
The life of spies is to know, not bee known.
The life of spies is to know, not bee known.
He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.
He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.
He has carried every point, who has combined that which is useful
with that which is agreeable.
He has carried every point, who has combined that which is useful
with that which is agreeable.
Like a dog he hunts in dreams.
Like a dog he hunts in dreams.
