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A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
Gloriously false. [Like Rahab.]
Gloriously false. [Like Rahab.]
Every man's censure is first moulded in his own nature.
Every man's censure is first moulded in his own nature.
Virtue alone is happiness below.
Virtue alone is happiness below.
Castles are Forrests of stones.
Castles are Forrests of stones.
The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a read more
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a feather of his own,
Wherewith he wont to soar so high.
He will not carry his wealth to the waters of Acheron.
He will not carry his wealth to the waters of Acheron.
