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A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.
A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.
He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that read more
He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that man is a scoundrel.
You made this mess yourself, and now you must eat it all up.
You made this mess yourself, and now you must eat it all up.
Accursed poison lies hid beneath sweet honey.
Accursed poison lies hid beneath sweet honey.
Vain, froward child of empire, say,
Are all thy playthings snatched away?
Vain, froward child of empire, say,
Are all thy playthings snatched away?
I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.
I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.
What is not in a man cannot come out of him surely.
What is not in a man cannot come out of him surely.
Life without a friend is death without a witnesse.
Life without a friend is death without a witnesse.
An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.
An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.
