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O, what may man within him hide,
Though angel on the outward side!
O, what may man within him hide,
Though angel on the outward side!
Religion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.
Religion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
We hold our greyhound in our hand,
Our falcon on our glove;
But where shall we find read more
We hold our greyhound in our hand,
Our falcon on our glove;
But where shall we find leash, or band,
For dame that loves to rove?
In a retreat the lame are formost.
In a retreat the lame are formost.
When God will, no winde but brings raine.
When God will, no winde but brings raine.
We take no note of time
But from its loss.
We take no note of time
But from its loss.
Your knowing a thing is nothing, unless another knows you know
it.
Your knowing a thing is nothing, unless another knows you know
it.
