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The body is sooner drest then the soule.
The body is sooner drest then the soule.
The day is short, the work is much.
The day is short, the work is much.
The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.
The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.
If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries,
I would give no man a reason upon compulsion.
If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries,
I would give no man a reason upon compulsion.
One hand washeth another, and both the face.
One hand washeth another, and both the face.
He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]
He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]
Dearths foreseene come not.
Dearths foreseene come not.
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
United we stand, divided we fall.
United we stand, divided we fall.
