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Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
Trust not those cunning waters of his eyes,
For villany is not without such rheum.
Trust not those cunning waters of his eyes,
For villany is not without such rheum.
In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.
In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.
It's no sure rule to fish with a cros-bow.
It's no sure rule to fish with a cros-bow.
Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.
Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.
By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.
By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.
Assaile who will, the valiant attends.
Assaile who will, the valiant attends.
Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.
Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.
