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With bated breath we offer wicked vows.
With bated breath we offer wicked vows.
The Chollerick drinkes, the Melancholick eats, the Flegmatick
sleepes.
The Chollerick drinkes, the Melancholick eats, the Flegmatick
sleepes.
Whither art thou rushing to destruction?
Whither art thou rushing to destruction?
Thus woe succeeds a woe, as wave a wave.
Thus woe succeeds a woe, as wave a wave.
The itch of disputing is the scab of the Church.
The itch of disputing is the scab of the Church.
God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.
God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.
Your knowing a thing is nothing, unless another knows you know
it.
Your knowing a thing is nothing, unless another knows you know
it.
The life of man is a winter way.
The life of man is a winter way.
One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding
an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]
One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding
an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]
