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A greater liar than the Parthians.
A greater liar than the Parthians.
I sit within a helmless bark.
I sit within a helmless bark.
Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot
That it doth singe yourself.
Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot
That it doth singe yourself.
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
Every inordinate cup is unblessed, and the ingredient is a devil.
Every inordinate cup is unblessed, and the ingredient is a devil.
To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.
To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.
He is most powerful who governs himself.
He is most powerful who governs himself.
Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.
Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.
Who thinks anything of goitre on the Alps?
Who thinks anything of goitre on the Alps?
