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Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without
merit and lost without deserving.
Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without
merit and lost without deserving.
Many diseases may be cured by abstinence.
Many diseases may be cured by abstinence.
Go to Jericho.
Let them all go to Jericho,
And ne'er be seen againe.
Go to Jericho.
Let them all go to Jericho,
And ne'er be seen againe.
A hand may first, and then a lip be kiss'd.
A hand may first, and then a lip be kiss'd.
So obliging that he ne'er obliged.
So obliging that he ne'er obliged.
Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day
Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain-tops.
Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day
Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain-tops.
Where none admire, 'tis useless to excel;
Where none are beaux, 'tis vain to be a belle.
Where none admire, 'tis useless to excel;
Where none are beaux, 'tis vain to be a belle.
Anger should never appear in awarding punishment.
Anger should never appear in awarding punishment.