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An undertaking beset with danger.
An undertaking beset with danger.
Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
A poore mans Cow dies a rich mans child.
A poore mans Cow dies a rich mans child.
Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
If we cannot do what we want, we must do what we can.
If we cannot do what we want, we must do what we can.
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
That which two will, takes effect.
That which two will, takes effect.
