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I shall speak facts; but some will say I deal in fiction.
I shall speak facts; but some will say I deal in fiction.
By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.
By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.
The foule Toade hath a faire stone in his head.
The foule Toade hath a faire stone in his head.
A heart unspotted is not easily daunted.
A heart unspotted is not easily daunted.
Come, shepherd, let us make an honorable retreat; though not with
bag and baggage, yet with scrip and crippage.
Come, shepherd, let us make an honorable retreat; though not with
bag and baggage, yet with scrip and crippage.
For over-warmth, if false, is worse than truth.
For over-warmth, if false, is worse than truth.
You cannot know wine by the barrell.
[You cannot know the wine by the barrel.]
You cannot know wine by the barrell.
[You cannot know the wine by the barrel.]
The best bred have the best portion.
The best bred have the best portion.
Feare, the Bedle of the Law.
Feare, the Bedle of the Law.
