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Foul-spoken coward, that thunder'st with thy tongue,
And with thy weapon nothing dar'st perform.
Foul-spoken coward, that thunder'st with thy tongue,
And with thy weapon nothing dar'st perform.
Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]
Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]
He that speakes sowes, and he that holds his peace, gathers.
He that speakes sowes, and he that holds his peace, gathers.
O how wretched
Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favours!
O how wretched
Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favours!
The ignorant hath an Eagles wings, and an Owles eyes.
The ignorant hath an Eagles wings, and an Owles eyes.
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
If a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
If a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
Who paies the Physitian, does the cure.
Who paies the Physitian, does the cure.
I'll put a spoke among your wheels.
I'll put a spoke among your wheels.
