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We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.
We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.
The Wolfe must dye in his owne skinne.
[The wolf must die in his own skin.]
The Wolfe must dye in his owne skinne.
[The wolf must die in his own skin.]
Though the Mastiffe be gentile, yet bite him not by the lippe.
Though the Mastiffe be gentile, yet bite him not by the lippe.
Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.
Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.
How poor are they that have not patience!
What wound did ever heal but by degrees?
How poor are they that have not patience!
What wound did ever heal but by degrees?
Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance.
Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance.
Come, let us take a lesson from our forefathers, and enjoy the
Christmas holyday.
Come, let us take a lesson from our forefathers, and enjoy the
Christmas holyday.
