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He will go back to the old faith he learnt
Beside his mother's knee.
He will go back to the old faith he learnt
Beside his mother's knee.
Betray not a secret even though racked by wine or wrath.
Betray not a secret even though racked by wine or wrath.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to
lawyers.]
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to
lawyers.]
In war, hunting, and love, men for one pleasure a thousand
griefes prove.
In war, hunting, and love, men for one pleasure a thousand
griefes prove.
Snuffling through his nose some stale joke.
Snuffling through his nose some stale joke.
Still harping on my daughter.
Still harping on my daughter.
Better late than never.
[Lat., Potius sero quam nunquam.]
Better late than never.
[Lat., Potius sero quam nunquam.]
