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Every bullet has its billet.
Every bullet has its billet.
Nae man can tether time nor tide.
Nae man can tether time nor tide.
The beades in the Hand, and the Divell in Capuch (or cape of the
cloak).
The beades in the Hand, and the Divell in Capuch (or cape of the
cloak).
Charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
Charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
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One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
And so in ours, some neighboring nation,
Taking advantage of our misery,
Hath stuffed the hollow vessels with their power,
To beat us down, the which are down already;
And make a conquest of unhappy,
Whereas no glory 's got to overcome.
Hee that dines and leaves, layes the cloth twice.
Hee that dines and leaves, layes the cloth twice.
The world itself is too small for the covetous.
The world itself is too small for the covetous.
Revenge and wrong bring forth their kind;
The foul cubs like their parents are.
Revenge and wrong bring forth their kind;
The foul cubs like their parents are.
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
