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Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!
Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!
Though last, not least in love, yours, good Trebonius.
Though last, not least in love, yours, good Trebonius.
Bring a lawsuit against a man who can pay; the poor man's acts
are not worth the expence.
Bring a lawsuit against a man who can pay; the poor man's acts
are not worth the expence.
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
Hee that gets out of debt, growes rich.
Hee that gets out of debt, growes rich.
Howe'er it be, it seems to me,
'Tis only noble to be good;
Kind hearts are more read more
Howe'er it be, it seems to me,
'Tis only noble to be good;
Kind hearts are more than coronets,
And simple faith than Norman blood.
Give me the soft sigh, whilst the soul-telling eye
Is dimm'd for a time with a tear.
Give me the soft sigh, whilst the soul-telling eye
Is dimm'd for a time with a tear.
He who leaves a fault unpunished invites crime.
He who leaves a fault unpunished invites crime.
