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The far-off interest of tears.
The far-off interest of tears.
Love and a cough cannot be hid.
Love and a cough cannot be hid.
I see the better course and approve of it; I follow, alas! the
worse!
I see the better course and approve of it; I follow, alas! the
worse!
A valiant mans looke is more then a cowards sword.
A valiant mans looke is more then a cowards sword.
To a close shorne sheepe, God gives wind by measure.
[To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by read more
To a close shorne sheepe, God gives wind by measure.
[To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by measure.]
Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
Get wealth and power, if possible by grace,
If not, by any means, get wealth and place.
Get wealth and power, if possible by grace,
If not, by any means, get wealth and place.
Things which of themselves avail nothing, when united become
powerful.
Things which of themselves avail nothing, when united become
powerful.
'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.
'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.
