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If you are only an underling, don't dress too fine.
If you are only an underling, don't dress too fine.
That's the best gowne that goes up and downe the house.
That's the best gowne that goes up and downe the house.
And last, the crown of a' my grief.
And last, the crown of a' my grief.
In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle.
In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle.
A snow yeare, a rich yeare.
A snow yeare, a rich yeare.
He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his
worst enemy.
He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his
worst enemy.
The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby.
The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby.
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
[Lat., Ut saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent!]
How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
[Lat., Ut saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent!]