So many men in Court and so many strangers.

So many men in Court and so many strangers.

Strike the iron whilst it is hot.

Strike the iron whilst it is hot.

Weight justly and sell dearely.

Weight justly and sell dearely.

Just then, as by the tumult riven,
Poured down at once the lowering heaven.

Just then, as by the tumult riven,
Poured down at once the lowering heaven.

And gentle Dulness ever loves a joke.

And gentle Dulness ever loves a joke.

Love and businesse teach eloquence.

Love and businesse teach eloquence.

An ill deede cannot bring honour.

An ill deede cannot bring honour.

This formal fool, your man, speaks naught but proverbs,
And speak men what they can to him he'll answer
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This formal fool, your man, speaks naught but proverbs,
And speak men what they can to him he'll answer
With some rhyme, rotten sentence, or old saying,
Such spokes as ye ancient of ye parish use.

Her pretty action did outsell her gift,
And yet enriched it too. She gave it me and said
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Her pretty action did outsell her gift,
And yet enriched it too. She gave it me and said
She prized it once.