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Valour that parlies is neare yeelding.
Valour that parlies is neare yeelding.
And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.
And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.
He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.
He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.
When prayers are done, my Lady is ready.
When prayers are done, my Lady is ready.
Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
A third Cato has dropped from the skies.
A third Cato has dropped from the skies.
Diseases, desperate grown,
By desperate appliance are reliev'd,
Or not at all.
Diseases, desperate grown,
By desperate appliance are reliev'd,
Or not at all.
Men speake of the faire, as things went with them there.
Men speake of the faire, as things went with them there.
Some falls the means are happier to rise.
Some falls the means are happier to rise.
