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We cannot come to honour under Coverlet.
We cannot come to honour under Coverlet.
Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.
Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
He that seekes trouble never misses.
[He that seeks trouble never misses.]
He that seekes trouble never misses.
[He that seeks trouble never misses.]
There is no evil without its compensation.
There is no evil without its compensation.
She is kept alive on the milk of asses which she takes with her
wherever she goes.
She is kept alive on the milk of asses which she takes with her
wherever she goes.
Many talk of Robin Hood that never shot his bow,
And many talk of Little John that never did read more
Many talk of Robin Hood that never shot his bow,
And many talk of Little John that never did him know.
He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.
He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.
Fighting without concert, they suffer universal defeat.
Fighting without concert, they suffer universal defeat.
