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Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.
Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.
For no one cares for matrimonial cooings,
There's nothing wrong in a connubial kiss.
For no one cares for matrimonial cooings,
There's nothing wrong in a connubial kiss.
Assaile who will, the valiant attends.
Assaile who will, the valiant attends.
O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray read more
O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray ye flog them upon all occasions,
It mends their morals--never mind the pain.
(They are unknown) because they had no bard to sing their praises.
(They are unknown) because they had no bard to sing their praises.
The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means read more
The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means of attack, the other as a means
of defence.
Thornes whiten yet doe nothing.
Thornes whiten yet doe nothing.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
He that is master of himself will soon be master of others.
He that is master of himself will soon be master of others.
