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The weakest goes to the wall.
The weakest goes to the wall.
The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.
The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.
And Modesty, who, when she goes,
Is gone for ever.
And Modesty, who, when she goes,
Is gone for ever.
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
Hee that makes a good warre makes a good peace.
Hee that makes a good warre makes a good peace.
Amid the roses fierce Repentance rears
Her snaky crest.
Amid the roses fierce Repentance rears
Her snaky crest.
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy read more
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy took its wing;
I sat, but neither heard nor saw.
A City that parlies is half gotten.
A City that parlies is half gotten.
